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Woman's blouse (Huipil)

warp face plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning. Two panels hansewn along vertical center. Neck hoe cut out and embroidered with buttonhole stitch. Warp stripe pattern in purple, red green orange, white. Weft patterns of birds and possibly feathered serpent motifs extend across top half of huipil. Side seams appear to be open.

Date
c. 1960
In our collection
since August the 11th, 2016 up to now
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 44 3/4 in. (59.7 x 113.67 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Cotton; supplementary weft patterning, embroidery
Price
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Composition
cadmium51%
atium21%
copper28%