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Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15609a, described as Huipil with rectangular collar basted to it; white rayon with attached white embroidered netting flounces; collar and hem polychrome floral embroidered; cross-stitch; 90 x 69 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-558, described as Quechquemitl; also embroidered
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17596, described as Huipil; white cotton in plain all-over gauze and weft brocade; white on white; some embroidery in colored yarns around arm opening; 4 vertical pink bands of ribbon on garment
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17597, described as Huipil; plain all-over gauze [white] and weft brocade [multicolored]; some embroidery; 4 vertical red bands of ribbon on garment
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-23122, described as Huipil. Bleached muslin. Neck and hem decorated with purple commercial thread embroidery. Machine running loops and circles. Unfinished. Sides unsewn. Length 102 cm. Width 79 cm. Cf. 25-3483-92; 13-5867 and 13-6004-05. See field notes in accession envelope. Bleached muslin. Embroidery. Context of use: 3-23120, 3-23121 or 3-23122 and 3-23124 comprise Yucatecan woman’s everyday dress.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-27255, described as Huipil, brocaded and embroidered multicolored bands on white, blue zigzag sewn to neck L. 87 cm. Context of use: Part of woman's costume, --3-27254-55. Attributed b donor to Amuzgo of Oaxaca but really comes from Guerrero. See Cordry, Mexican Indian Costumes p. 317 for Guerrero and 318 for Oaxaca and text p. 317. Information supplied by Alejandro de Avila Blomberg in 1984 and verified by B. Busch in 1991.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-29584, described as Back strap-loomed, balanced plain weave, singe-faced supplemental weft brocading, loom-finished ends. Three pieces, hand-stitched, cut-out neck, appliqué and embroidery trim. Red, white and blue weft, white warp. Blue, green, red, lilac and orange brocading on center panel. Green, lilac and orange embroidery at neck. Made of cotton, plain and leno weaves, Three single-ply weft threads, two single-ply warp threads, Machine-made black cloth appliqué. Wool embroidery at neck. Aizarin and Indigo dyes. Unfinished: sides unsewn, decorative “randa” on joinings absent.Everyday wear.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17599, described as Huipil; brown coyuchi cotton, handspun and woven in plain weave and multicolored weft brocade; 2 vertical bands of ribbon on garment; same colored embroidery
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17595, described as Huipil. Plain weave handspun white cotton with multicolor designs in weft brocade. Width at top 114 cm. Woven on back strap loom.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-27257, described as Huipil, Blue embroidery along top. L. 58.5 cm. Context of use: garment.

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