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Woman's blouse (Huipil)

Three panel huipil; supplementary weft patterning covers 3/4 of the garment; elaborate embroidery encircles the neck opening and four "U" shapes extend from neck opening; white ground cloth with patterning primarily in green with accents in purple, blue, orange and red; design consists of rows of stylized bird and tree pattern alternating with rows of diamonds; four small 'twisted thread' motifs extend from lowest row of pattern (a signature of this town's style).

Date
20th century
In our collection
since March the 4th, 2009 up to now
Dimensions
25 1/2 x 33 3/4 in. (64.8 x 85.7 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Cotton; discontinuous supplementary weft patterning, embroidery
Price
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Composition
oxygen5%
zinc48%
iron35%
cadmium6%
copper5%
atium1%