GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Modern Maya religious practice generally blends pre-Hispanic rituals and beliefs with Spanish Catholicism introduced after the 16th century. Particular Catholic saints are venerated in each Maya community, cared for by a local religious brotherhood, or cofradía. Miniature Maya vestments are often made as tribute for statues of the saints. The clothing may include shirts, headcloths, and tunic-like blouses, or huipiles. These huipiles were dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary.
These miniature huipiles demonstrate the intricately brocaded designs central to Maya textile arts. The designs reference a particular Maya community, in this case the Kaqchikel Maya from San Pedro Sacatepéquez in the department of Guatemala. The embroidery on these contemporary huipiles contrasts between traditional geometric patterns and figural forms of birds, deer, and flowers.
Excerpt from
Kimberly L. Jones, Label text, 2017, A. H. Meadows Galleries.
NOTES
- Kaqchikel Maya, c. 1925-1935 (noted on TMS), NOT updated by KJones in TMS.
- Fun Facts Source: Carol Robbins, Label text, 2003, "On the Way to Chichicastenango: Maya Textiles from Guatemala," June 22 to November 16, 2003, TMS, Front Card / Description.
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Until 1982: Carolyn C. (d. 2010) and Dan C. Williams, Dallas [1]
From 1982: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Carolyn C. and Dan C. Williams Collection of Guatemalan Textiles, gift of Carolyn C. and Dan C. Williams [1], [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 28, 1982, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- 253365234: UMO. [Caption] Market vendor dressed in woman's huipil, San Juan Sacatepéquez. Source: Luisfi (own work), Wikimedia Commons, accessed: June 23, 2015, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A070625_fresas_strawberries_guatemala.JPG.
- 253365376: UMO. [Caption] Santo (statues of saints) of the Virgin of the Rosary, Guatemala, early 20th century, Fowler Museum UCLA. Source: Photo by Don Cole, Kathykpham (own work), Wikimedia Commons, accessed: June 23, 2015, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASanto%2C_Virgin_of_the_Rosary_from_Guatemala.jpg.
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ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
- Museum Records. Topical Collections 2012.022 - Publications and Printed Material, 1963-2013. ID: 02/11/2012.022. Series 1: Monographs. Sub-Series 2: Boxed. Box 3: Publications: 1986-1994. Folder 3: Maya Miniatures and Other Textiles for the Saints, 1986.
- Museum Records. Topical Collections 2012.022 - Publications and Printed Material, 1963-2013. ID: 02/11/2012.022. Series 3: Printed Material / Ephemera. Sub-Series 4: Exhibitions. Box 12: Exhibitions: 2002 - Summer 2004. Folder 16: Maya Textiles from Guatemala: Highlights of the Nasher Collection at the Dallas Musuem of Art, 22 June - 16 November 2003.
FUN FACTS
- This textile is one width, four-selvedged, warp-faced plain weave with warp stripes and supplementary-weft patterning. The small, bound hole below the neckline is a symbolic reference to a tiny Christ child held by the figure of the Virgin.
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General Description
Modern Maya religious practice generally blends pre-Hispanic rituals and beliefs with Spanish Catholicism introduced after the 16th century. Particular Catholic saints are venerated in each Maya community, cared for by a local religious brotherhood, or cofradía. Miniature Maya vestments are often made as tribute for statues of the saints. The clothing may include shirts, headcloths, and tunic-like blouses, or huipiles. These huipiles were dedicated to the Virgin of the Rosary.
These miniature huipiles demonstrate the intricately brocaded designs central to Maya textile arts. The designs reference a particular Maya community, in this case the Kaqchikel Maya from San Pedro Sacatepéquez in the department of Guatemala. The embroidery on these contemporary huipiles contrasts between traditional geometric patterns and figural forms of birds, deer, and flowers.
Excerpt from
Kimberly L. Jones, Label text, 2017, A. H. Meadows Galleries.
Fun Facts
- This textile is one width, four-selvedged, warp-faced plain weave with warp stripes and supplementary-weft patterning. The small, bound hole below the neckline is a symbolic reference to a tiny Christ child held by the figure of the Virgin.
Archival Resources
- Museum Records. Topical Collections 2012.022 - Publications and Printed Material, 1963-2013. ID: 02/11/2012.022. Series 1: Monographs. Sub-Series 2: Boxed. Box 3: Publications: 1986-1994. Folder 3: Maya Miniatures and Other Textiles for the Saints, 1986.
- Museum Records. Topical Collections 2012.022 - Publications and Printed Material, 1963-2013. ID: 02/11/2012.022. Series 3: Printed Material / Ephemera. Sub-Series 4: Exhibitions. Box 12: Exhibitions: 2002 - Summer 2004. Folder 16: Maya Textiles from Guatemala: Highlights of the Nasher Collection at the Dallas Musuem of Art, 22 June - 16 November 2003.
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Notes
- Kaqchikel Maya, c. 1925-1935 (noted on TMS), NOT updated by KJones in TMS.
- Fun Facts Source: Carol Robbins, Label text, 2003, "On the Way to Chichicastenango: Maya Textiles from Guatemala," June 22 to November 16, 2003, TMS, Front Card / Description.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1982: Carolyn C. (d. 2010) and Dan C. Williams, Dallas [1]
From 1982: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Carolyn C. and Dan C. Williams Collection of Guatemalan Textiles, gift of Carolyn C. and Dan C. Williams [1], [2]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated December 28, 1982, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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