Huipil

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Front of garment

Front of garment

Name/Title

Huipil

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.67

Description

Brown wool huipil with three panels sewn together with green thread. Blue supplementary wefts create thin stripes running vertical. Arm and neck holes are embroidered with green, blue, pink and orange threads. Fringe made of green, blue, pink and orange threads attached at the neck.

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

Brown, Blue, Green, Pink, Orange

Made/Created

Place

City

Chamula

State/Province

Chiapas

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

huipils, embroidery (visual works)

Dimensions

Height

70.2 cm

Width

70.8 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit