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
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cadmium 51% atium 21% copper 28%