Collection place: Oaxaca, Mexico / Donor: George M. Foster / Culture or time period: Northern Mesoamerican cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Oaxaca, Mexico Donor George M. Foster Culture or time period Northern Mesoamerican cultures

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 3-22564, described as woven fan, twilled 15 x 11 inches

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15729, described as Huipil. (Woman’s long blouse.) White, embroidered with applique in colored strips. Mixtec. Purchased at Casa Ramona, Oaxaca City. Cost $350 pesos. (12.50 pesos equals $1.00 US.)

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-3416, described as Huipil; white cotton; 2 webs seamed sides and middle; bands of drawn-work of geometric figures, starts, birds, people, and cats; 34” Length x 35” width. Old style; 1 mend.

Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15720, described as Yalálag Zapotec Huipil. Woman's upper garment. White, embroidered in colors, blue large tassels. One piece of five part costume (numbers 3-15720-15724). See photoprint 13-3728 for costume as worn by Yalálag women. Purchased from casa Ramona, Hildago, Oaxaca, Oaxaca.

Hearst Museum object titled Ojos de dios, accession number 3-15749, described as Wood prayer sticks, "ojos de Dios", wound with wool yarns in bright colors center of white, blue, orange, black, red. 20 3/4 in tall

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-15726, described as 1950's era example of a Mitla wrap around wool skirt. Diagonal weave, red and black, large. Same pattern as textile on loom 3-15727. Purchased from casa Ramona, Hildago, Oaxaca, Oaxaca.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 3-32034, described as Woven cloth, white with red and yellow pattern.