Name/Title
ShirtEntry/Object ID
1982.03.006.001Description
Man's costume shirt. Main body of shirt is natural colored. There are purple and blue geometric designs in horizontal band at chest level of shirt, which are back stitch embroidered. This pattern matches the lower legs of pants. There is blue and red embroidery at the neckline. NOTE technique is brocade on plain weave ground. Not embroidery. Embroidered reinforcement at neckline. Purple is dye from rare shellfish source. Bleed is considered to be intentional. notes from Vexler June 2024Artwork Details
Medium
cotton, YarnMade/Created
Artist
MixtecDate made
1971 - 1981Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican