Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.59

Description

Wool ceremonial huipil woven with multicolored threads. Body made up of three panels sewn together. Supplementary multicolored threads create primarily geometric motifs. Human and animal motifs can be seen at the bottom registers on the three panels. Wool fiber indicates that this is a ceremonial garment. Square neckline.

Use

Woman's garment for ceremonial use.

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

Wool

Color

White, Red, Gold, Blue, Purple, Multicolor

Notes

Woven on backstrap loom

Made/Created

Place

Region

Magdalena

State/Province

Chiapas

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Language

Spanish

Notes

Paper label with company name, location, type of garment, and price.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Magdalena

State/Province

Chiapas

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Tzotzil

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils, Mesoamerican, womenswear

Dimensions

Height

91 cm

Width

91.5 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

"Costumes of Mexico" by Chloe Sayer