Huipil

Museum number:
3-3416
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2149
Description:
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.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Santiago Choápam, Oaxaca, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
Irmgard W. Johnson
Collection date:
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 99.06 centimeters and length 177.8 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: lightweight
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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 2 of 2 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.Documentation associated with 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.

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