Huipil
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:San Felipe Jalapa de Diaz, Oaxaca, Mexico
Date: ca. 1910
Medium: Cotton and natural dye
Dimensions:
28 3/4 x 30 1/4 in. (73 x 76.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Orr Campbell
Object number: 29.4009
Label Text
Huipiles are rectangular blouses that are commonly worn by Indigenous women of Mexico and Central America. They predate the Spanish colonization of Mesoamerica, and their design varies widely by region. The huipil seen here represents the embroidery style of the Mazatec community, based in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Oaxaca has eighteen federally recognized Indigenous groups, each with its own textile traditions. (LA, 2020)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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