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Woman in Huipil

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Woman in Huipil

Artist:
Culture: Veracruz
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 500-900
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions:
height: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
width: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
depth: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr.
Object number: 78.288.6
Provenance: with Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr. (Ramona Frates Seeligson) (1898-1998), San Antonio, TX, by 1977; by gift to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, 1977; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
Label Text
The natural climate and environment of Mesoamerica typically prevents the preservation of textiles, which makes clay figurines of humans important for glimpses of what people wore in the past. This figurine is shown wearing a textile with a complex design. This tells of the mastery of weaving in the Veracruz region. In addition, a comparison of clothing between this and other figurines could indicate status of varying kinds. (Bernadette Cap, 2022)
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