Woman's ceremonial blouse (Huipil)
Two four-selvage panels, ground is a pattern of thin brown and orange stripes alternating with wider red stripes; brocaded silk tie at neck. Six bands of discontinuous supplementary weft patterning of variations of rosette design in magenta, acqua, white and purple.
- Date
- c. 1920
- In our collection
- since May the 29th, 2010 up to now
- Dimensions
- 22 1/2 x 54 1/2 in. (57.15 x 138.43 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Silk, cotton, natural brown cotton; discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
- Price
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- Composition
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iron 85% cadmium 9% oxygen 2% zinc 4%