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Name/Title
ShirtEntry/Object ID
2021.3.47Description
Men's 3/4 sleeve coyuche (coyuchi) shirt with weft creating a brown checked pattern. It appears right and left sides of garments are woven on separate backstrap looms and hand-sewn together at center front and center back. V neckline has attached rolled collar. Attached sleeves have smaller checked pattern. Side seams are not sewn.Use
Man's everyday garment.Context
"Coyuche," also spelled "coyuchi," is the name for the native brown cotton grown and spun by the indigenous peoples of the Oaxacan coast, such as the Amuzgo, Mixtec, and Trique. Coyuche is the Nahuatl (Aztec) name for this cotton, which means "coyote-colored." In Amuzgo the name of native cotton is tzoan, while in Mixtec it is cachi.Collection
Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress CollectionCategory
Clothing