Traditional square blouse of Mexico and regions of Central America, this blue and purple huipil has intricately brocaded designs and a V-shaped neck.
Category
Clothing
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Huipil
Textile Details
Color
Indigo, Purple
Notes
The dyes that would have been used to make the colors of this garment come from indigo (blue) and the native purpura sea snail (purple). This garment would have been made on a backstrap loom, with both purple and blue yarns for the warp and blue yarn for the weft of the ground structure. The images on the garment are brocaded with purple yarn (a supplementary weft).
