Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.65

Description

Trique huipil woven in three panels. Plain weave red fabric binds each panel together. Patterning of garment is done by supplementary yarns added in the weft. Pattern motifs are placed in registers across garment. Motifs range from zig-zag, the Triqui butterfly (seen mostly on side panels) and ogival shapes. Neck finished with orange and green ribbon; armholes unfinished.

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 wool

Color

Green, Red, Yellow, Orange, Pink, White

Notes

Woven on a backstrap loom. Woolen yarns likely synthetic dyed.

Made/Created

Place

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Triqui

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Mesoamerican, womenswear, huipils

Dimensions

Height

124.5 cm

Width

83 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

“Costumes of Mexico" by Chloe Sayer