Huipil; White plain weave with multicolor weft brocade; some colored embroidery; elaborate patterns; 4 vertical red bands of ribbon on garment; w. at top 120 cm.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Xochistlahuaca, Guerrero, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Amusgo Indians
Collector:
Irmgard W. Johnson
Collection date:
March 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 120 centimeters, length 114.3 centimeters, and width 88.9 centimeters
Comment:
Woven on back strap loom with commercial yarns.
Loans:
S1979-1980 #65: International House (UC Berkeley) (May 16, 1980–May 19, 1980) and S1980-1981 #58: University of California, Davis (April 3, 1981–September 12, 1981)