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Woman's blouse (Huipil)

Red ground with narrow brown, yellow, blue, navy, green warp stripes; open on sides; square neck, two-panel huipil with embroidered randa; center of huipil is dominated by two large birds, two small cats, and two columns of floral motifs directly below neck edge; shoulders are patterned with full brocade in geometric designs including rows of rayed diamonds; multicolored designs, some of space-dyed type, possibly some silk in shoulder area; fabric is very supple with good hand.

Date
1965
In our collection
since October the 20th, 2011 up to now
Dimensions
25 3/4 x 34 1/4 in. (65.4 x 87 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Cotton; supplementary weft patterning, embroidery
Price
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Composition
copper3%
oxygen21%
iron42%
cadmium34%