Huipil

NameUpper Garment

CultureTzotzil

Dateca 1984

Place madeMagdalenas, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

MediumCotton, wool

Dimensions39 3/8 x 37 13/16 in. (100 x 96 cm)

Credit LineIFAF

Object numberFA.1988.79.3

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Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

DescriptionBack strap woven. Supplementary weft pattern. 3 panels. White cotton, wool designs, mostly dark red. Diamond Shapes, geometrics. At bottom of large design area, a row of monkeys in black, orange, gray. Square neckline. See Fa.1988.79.1. Ceremonial Huipil for saint. Weavers vision of the universe-Vendor.