Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.62.a

Description

Huipil made of three panels sewn together. Yokes are corded weft stripes. Neck hole is a v-shape. Tacked below the front neck are orange braided synthetic tassels. Hem bound in multicolored threads.

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

White, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on a backstrap loom.

Made/Created

Place

City

Hidalgo Yalalag

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

83.5 cm

Width

93 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

"Costumes of Mexico" by Chloe Sayer