Huipil

Museum number:
3-17595
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Accession number:
Acc.2137
Description:
Huipil. Plain weave handspun white cotton with multicolor designs in weft brocade. Width at top 114 cm. Woven on back strap loom.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Irmgard W. Johnson
Collection date:
March 1966
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Huipils
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 108 centimeters and length 123 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17595, described as Huipil. Plain weave handspun white cotton with multicolor designs in weft brocade. Width at top 114 cm. Woven on back strap loom.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17595, described as Huipil. Plain weave handspun white cotton with multicolor designs in weft brocade. Width at top 114 cm. Woven on back strap loom.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-17595, described as Huipil. Plain weave handspun white cotton with multicolor designs in weft brocade. Width at top 114 cm. Woven on back strap loom.

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