Huipil

Museum number:
3-29778
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4405
Description:
Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.
Donor:
Janet Tellefsen
Collection place:
Sacatepequez Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepequez
Collector:
Thomas Whittaker
Collection date:
late 1960s-1976
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Production date:
1970s
Accession date:
March 1, 1989
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1993-1994 #4: Blackhawk Museums (August 31, 1993–March 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29778, described as Backstrap-loomed, warp-predominant plain weave, single, two-faced, and double-faced supp. weft brocading, two lienzos, all end selvedges loom-finished, head opening created by unsewn center seam, two pieces joined center with hand-stitching.

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