Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.61

Description

Huipil made of three panels sewn together with faggoted stitching. Supplementary red threads in the weft create geometric and floral patterning motifs, including the Amuzgos eight pointed flower. Neck and armholes bound in overcast stitching.

Use

Women's garment for everyday use.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Nancy Romero

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Huipil

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

Red, White

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom.

Made/Created

Place

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Amuzgos

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Mesoamerican, womenswear, huipils

Dimensions

Height

102.5 cm

Width

106 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit