Huipil

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Material: white cotton fabric with woven red and blue stripes, embroidery of various colors of cotton (shades of green, shades of blue, orange, pink, purple, yellow).\e Technique: alternately plain woven and gauze on a hip loom.\e Embroidery on the shoulders and the middle piece to half. With cross stitches on the shoulders a crocodile bird (eagle?) is made of which one half can be seen on the front and the other half on the back. Middle part partially woven with red weft thread, through which narrow dark blue stripes have been woven. On the loose woven red part there is a strip embroidered at 9 cm. breast height, with weft thread along, (weft- brocading). \Motifs: geometric pattern with spirals, triangles, zigzag lines.Round neckline embroidered with stylized floral motifs. The huipil worn in Teotilalpan has a Chinantec influence.\Nowadays, mesh weaving is a technique that is widespread in present-day Mexico. With this technique, a small bone pricker is used to lift the warp threads during the weaving process. In San Andrés Teotilalpan these tools are often decorated with bird motifs. In the state of Oaxaca, many "huipiles" are mesh weaved and combined with a variety of other weaving techniques. \Description:Handspun white cotton, multi-colored yarn used for embroideryAcquired: date unknownDimensions:L: 86 cm W: 85 cmDescription:Handspun white cotton, plain weave and gauze weave. Centre panel has two blocks of red weft stripes, on both back and front, with some narrow blue and white weft stripes, and embroidered geometrical designs in upper block. \On shoulders, next to neck opening, another band of red weft stripes with blue pinstripes. The circular neck opening is finished with black cloth, cut in zigzag, and multi-coloured embroidery. On both shoulders multi-coloured embroidery, representing a parrot with spread wings. All have Chinantec influence.\nProvenience: San Andrés Teotilalpan, Oax.