Huipil

Museum number:
3-22933
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Accession number:
Acc.1832
Description:
huipil; white cotton plainweave with warp ridges; 5 vertical bands; 3 horizontal rows of figures embroidered in purple; 30 1/2 inches width x 23 inches length
Donor:
Laura Nader and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Laura Nader
Collection date:
Summer 1963
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:
width 58.42 centimeters and length 76.2 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-22933, described as huipil; white cotton plainweave with warp ridges; 5 vertical bands; 3 horizontal rows of figures embroidered in purple; 30 1/2 inches width x 23 inches length
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-22933, described as huipil; white cotton plainweave with warp ridges; 5 vertical bands; 3 horizontal rows of figures embroidered in purple; 30 1/2 inches width x 23 inches length

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