Shawl

Museum number:
3-30004
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4518
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut, then plied together to create fringe on each end. 233.5 cm x 87 cm. Cotton: 2 singles in white, red; 4 singles in white; 3 two-ply in yellow, red. Cotton sedalina: 4 two-ply in green, purple; 5 two-ply in blue; 6 two-ply in red; 8 two-ply in yellow. Red warp stripes on white ground; occasional yellow and red yarns in otherwise white wefts. Supp. weft brocading in bands of geometric designs thourout entire piece. Warp ends twisted to create fringe. Made perraje from huipil design; wanted long huipil per M. Schevill. Iconography consts of stars birds, rain, and mountains.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Achi
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Collection date:
1984
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 3-30004, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut, then plied together to create fringe on each end. 233.5 cm x 87 cm. Cotton: 2 singles in white, red; 4 singles in white; 3 two-ply in yellow, red. Cotton sedalina: 4 two-ply in green, purple; 5 two-ply in blue; 6 two-ply in red; 8 two-ply in yellow. Red warp stripes on white ground; occasional yellow and red yarns in otherwise white wefts. Supp. weft brocading in bands of geometric designs thourout entire piece. Warp ends twisted to create fringe. Made perraje from huipil design; wanted long huipil per M. Schevill. Iconography consts of stars birds, rain, and mountains.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 3-30004, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; single-faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; warp ends cut and uncut, then plied together to create fringe on each end. 233.5 cm x 87 cm. Cotton: 2 singles in white, red; 4 singles in white; 3 two-ply in yellow, red. Cotton sedalina: 4 two-ply in green, purple; 5 two-ply in blue; 6 two-ply in red; 8 two-ply in yellow. Red warp stripes on white ground; occasional yellow and red yarns in otherwise white wefts. Supp. weft brocading in bands of geometric designs thourout entire piece. Warp ends twisted to create fringe. Made perraje from huipil design; wanted long huipil per M. Schevill. Iconography consts of stars birds, rain, and mountains.

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