Nahua quexquemitl garment

Object/Artifact

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International Museum of Art & Science

Name/Title

Nahua quexquemitl garment

Entry/Object ID

2024.02.027

Description

This quexquemitl consists of two joined white commercial muslin panels sewn together in a V-shape to form a shoulder-length garment. The panels are edged with vibrant red commercial lace trim featuring a geometric motif rendered in raised velvet-like flocking. The trim is applied along all open edges, including the neckline, which is squared and slightly open at the shoulder seam. The garment is lightweight and unlined, with plainly finished seams and modest gathering at the neckline.

Made/Created

Time Period

1970s

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Central Mexico, Sierra de Puebla Region; Puebla, Mexico

Region

Sothern Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Nahua