Huipil, sobre

Museum number:
3-29627
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
WT 181 (original number, temp)
Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Tecpán Guatemala, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Chimaltenango; Tecpan
Culture or time period:
Kaqchikel
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Cotton (textile) (sedalina is dmc perle cotton #8), and Silk floss (floss)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Production date:
1960s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 56 centimeters and width 127 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Backstrap-loomed with cotton singles in brown, red, blue, white and sedalina in yellow. Suppl. weft brocading in cotton, multiple singles and silk floss. Geometric, animal and scorpion-like iconography. CONTEXT OF USE: Larger designs than earlier examples. See also 3-29625-26 and 3-29630 CONSERVATION: Good; neck trim wearing away.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, sobre, accession number 3-29627, described as Huipil-sobre: Backstrap-loomed, warp predominant plain weave. Single and two-faced suppl. weft brocading. Two pieces joined at front, back, and side seams with hand stitching. All end selvedges loom-finished. Head hole cut and slit opening, bound with silk floss embroidery.

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