Wrap skirt (enredo)

1968

An enredo is a type of wraparound skirt that has been worn since pre-colonial times. Together with a faja (belt) and a huipil, an enredo forms a women's costume. Often an enredo is woven from cotton or silk threads and consists of two strips sewn together. This enredo however consists of three cotton strips that together form a wrapskirt. The wrapskirt consists of three different colors: blue (indigo), pink and purple. These different colors alternate in a striped motif. Within these stripes there are decorations like: pinstripe, zigzag motives and two rows of small round motives. The zigzag motifs are associated with fertility.\Description Christensen:\Wrap-around skirt (pozahuanco) \Handspun multi-colored cotton.\Acquired: 1968 Oax.\Dimensions:\L: 114 cm W: 157 cm Description:Three four-selvage webs sewn together to produce a wrap-around skirt. The warp consists of five different colours:\n1) handspun cotton dyed with indigo and ornamented with a red pin stripe, alternated with purple cocolito motif,\n2) handspun cotton dyed pink with gusano motif in purple,\n3) handspun cotton with broad gusano motif in purple and rust colour.\nThe weft consists of blue cotton dyed with indigo.\nUsed with belts vide 5075-43, 44. Worn by women in several towns: Pinotepa de Don Luis, Pinotepa Nacional, San Miguel Tlacamama and others. The design is regional.\You will find Pinotepa de Don Luis, Dist. of Jamiltepec, Oax.