Huipil

Museum number:
3-29746
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Alternate number:
WT 202 (original number, temp)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Huipil diario: Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp weft brocading and tapestry weave. Warps cut and machine-hemmed; one piece, Head hole cut out and embroidered.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
San Pedro Sacatepequez, San Marcos
Culture or time period:
Mam
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Cotton (textile) (sedalina is #* dmc perle cotton), and Silk floss
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 73.5 centimeters and width 89 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Treadle loomed 2 singles warp, 2 singles weft white. Supplementary weft done in 5 singles light blue on white cotton background; 2-ply sedalina in red, green, purple, blue, light blue; silk floss in yellow. Native name and meaning: Huipil diario- everyday blouse CONTEXT OF USE: Over one half of the garment is supple. weft brocading. Vertical tucks from shoulder line to plain weave occur front and back on both sides. Multicolored randa 1/2 inch wide is at front and back center from neckline to midway point of 1 1/2 inches horizontal band of light blue supplementary weft brocading. Armholes are bound with blue/black commercial cloth. Inside of brocaded area is faced with gray and yellow plain weave commercial cloth,p machine stitched. Embroidery in multi-colored silk floss. A slit 5 1/2 inches long for nursing appears to one side of the randa and has been hand-basted closed. Dating relates to use of colors-- purple and yellow, designs smaller, closer together than newer huipiles. Neck decoration influenced by Quetzaltenango; lining gives more warmth. Randa is always in center (Arriola de Geng). See also 3-29744 CONSERVATION: Good. A few stains.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29746, described as Huipil diario: Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp weft brocading and tapestry weave. Warps cut and machine-hemmed; one piece, Head hole cut out and embroidered.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29746, described as Huipil diario: Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp weft brocading and tapestry weave. Warps cut and machine-hemmed; one piece, Head hole cut out and embroidered.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29746, described as Huipil diario: Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp weft brocading and tapestry weave. Warps cut and machine-hemmed; one piece, Head hole cut out and embroidered.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29746, described as Huipil diario: Treadle-loomed, balanced plain weave; two-faced supp weft brocading and tapestry weave. Warps cut and machine-hemmed; one piece, Head hole cut out and embroidered.

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