Huipil

Museum number:
3-15799
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Accession number:
Acc.1886
Description:
Huipil; white cotton strips machine stitched together; heavy red cotton embroidery; birds and flowers; square neck; 32 in X 34.25in
Donor:
Joyce E. Murphy
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Joyce E. Murphy
Collection date:
1935-1939
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 85 centimeters and width 83 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15799, described as Huipil; white cotton strips machine stitched together; heavy red cotton embroidery; birds and flowers; square neck; 32 in X 34.25in
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-15799, described as Huipil; white cotton strips machine stitched together; heavy red cotton embroidery; birds and flowers; square neck; 32 in X 34.25in

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