Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.70

Description

Cotton huipil made of three panels sewn together. Fabric made using white warp threads and white, purple and maroon threads, creating vertical stripes with geometric motifs in the colored stripes. Purple thread and a button hole stitch used to finish the neckline.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Huipil

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Made/Created

Place

City

Santa Maria Huazolotitlan

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils

Dimensions

Height

100.6 cm

Width

101.5 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit