Huipil

1958

Material: hand-spun white cotton and embroidery cotton in the colors red, green, purple, orange, blue and pinkTechnique: inlay and "weft-wrap open work" technique woven on a hip loom and embroidery in the cross-stitch and randa. The "huipil" consists of three evenly sized pieces that are folded in half and joined together with a 1 cm wide randa on the long sides in blocks of red and green embroidery thread. The cloths are woven in the "weft-wrap open work" technique (with each weft thread the warp threads are twisted around each other). For the armholes a piece of 13 cm. of the side seams has been left open. They are finished with red embroidery thread in the buttonhole stitch. The round cut neckline is finished with an inward seaming. Around the neckline a blue band with a zigzag edge is attached with red embroidery thread. On the chest and back piece is a wide border of the by Amuzgo called "tree trunk flower motif" woven. The border is bordered at the bottom and top by two red stripes and then with a row of the design petals flowers crooked. Across the entire huipil are horizontal borders with repeating motifs of the mushroom and tarantula wings bird motif (tarantula is a large spider). These edges are again on the bottom and top bordered with red stripes and then by a realm of the cow hoof motif, where between the motifs is always a diagonal line. These motif edges are alternated with edges of the petate motif, which again are bordered with red stripes and then with a realm of the butterfly motif. All these motifs are woven in inlay and constructed from different colors of embroidery thread. On the left and right side of the neck and around the armholes, flowers are embroidered in cross-stitch on stems. The bottom of the huipil is finished with a hem that is secured with a white cotton thread. This huipil is worn with or without skirt 5075-18. It was purchased from the owner who also made it.‖ The Amuzgo women are known for weaving their "huipiles". This garment usually consists of three parts joined together and is usually very long, reaching halfway up the calves, so a skirt is rarely worn underneath. Only on special occasions a handwoven wraparound skirt is sometimes worn. Because no skirt is usually worn, the "huipiles" are somewhat heavier than those usually worn.\HuipilHandspun white cotton \Acquired 1958 in Xochistlahuaca, Gro.\Dimensions: L: 80 cm W: 99 (3 x 33) cm Description: Huipil, plain all-over gauze weave with weft brocading. Selvages joined with 'randa' work in blocks of red and green commercial yarn. Multi-coloured weft brocading in cross bands of all-over checkerboard pattern alternating with bands of geometrical and stylized double-headed eagle designs. Embroidered floral units in red, green and magenta around neck and arm openings. \Bought from owner, made by owner.