Huipil

Huipil

Clothing. Huipil. Off-white muslin. Handwoven on backstrap loom. Rows of embroidery. Star and floral patterns. Three pieces are stitched together. Yoke is decorated with embroidery rows of animals.
  • Object: Huipil
  • Artist: unknown
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 25 1/2" x 44"
  • Culture Area: Mesoamerica / Mexico / Oaxaca
  • Cultural Group: Taquate
  • Cultural Context: The Taquaté are Mixtec speaking Indigenous people of Mexico.
  • Donor: Douglas and Mary Hallock
  • Catalog #: 95.060