Backstrap-loomed, plain weave; two faced supp. weft brocading; one piece; end-selvages loom-finished. 46 cm x 68.5 cm Cotton: 2 singles in white; 2 two-ply in white, red, blue, orange, light and dark green, yellow and pink; 6 two-ply in white, yellow, green, dark and light blue, orange, maroon, lavender. Huipil is not sewn together to create a garment. Typical San Pedro Necta style with warps turned sideways for width of garment and the end selvages (wefts) on the top and bottom; this is the only town that has this sideways layout. Iconography consists of geometric motifs and warp strips.
Donor:
Miguel Hun
Collection place:
Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
El Quiche; Zacualpa
Culture or time period:
Guatemalan and Mam
Collector:
Miguel Hun
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment) and 2.1 Daily Garb