Object class: Main garments / Donor: University Appropriation / Function: 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Main garments Donor University Appropriation Function 2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes

Hearst Museum object titled Garment, accession number 10-2314a,b, described as A) weft float pattern parts; 33½ inches high B) Red and gold jacket; same pattern as A, 16¾ inches long

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29963, described as huipile, ceremonial, Quezaltenango

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29964, described as huipil, heavy woven cotton, white. Heavily embroidered around the neckline with figures of animals in brilliant colours. Two strips of cloth stitched together vertically. No hemming, no side seams. Embroidered with two smaller animal and flower motifs at the sides where armholes would be. The center seam appears to be machine stitched.

Hearst Museum object titled Jacket, accession number 3-29939, described as Treadle-loomed, warp-faced plain weave, nine pieces; all warps cut; three pieces commercial loomed woolen cloth; all pieces machine pieced. Native name and meaning: Saco, jacket; hombre, man's. Materials, techniques: Two and five cotton singles in predominately red, with some navy blue. Context of use: Collected by Linda Green in Guatemala in 1991. Jacket predominately cotton treadle loomed striped cloth, with commercially woven wool for collar, cuffs, and lapels. Lapels and collar decorate with white machine-stitched diamond pattern. Five outside pockets. jacket decorated around pockets, sleeves and down back with knit braid; braid also used to bind edges of jacket. Jacket is lined with navy blue commercial cloth, and has two inside pockets. This jacket is much more tailored than the one collected in the 1940's (see 3-29652), but does not have the older one's embroidered decorations. Two-button front closure with machine stitched front closure. Geometric and curvilinear iconography.

Hearst Museum object titled Pants, accession number 7-5424, described as Caksire, Dress pants, black wool, pleated onto black cotton waistband. Lined in white cotton or linen. Bottom of leg opens with 10 hooks and eye closure and is lined with red felt. Black braid binds bottom of legs, 2 pockets run up side of each leg. length: 1m 2 cm Were worn by men and marriageable boys for special occasions only as when courting, at weddings, on important visits, etc. Now very seldom worn by men, never by boys. Very rare

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 11-40267, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 11-40272, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 11-40277, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 11-40274, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 11-40275, no description available.