Europeana Fashion — National Museum of World Cultures Foundation
Huipil
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Dress, 'huipil' for a young girl, with turquoise coloured artificial silk cord under neckline (front and back). The bottom has at the front and back in the middle two red and one blue embroidered flower with an orange heart and green embroidered tendrils. Originating from Yalálag (Zapoteks) but bought in the covered market of Oaxaca, for 75 pesos = fl. 23,50. The huipil is made of cotton and woven on a hip loom. It consists of two panels, the shoulder panel is double woven until ± 8 cm. before the armholes, with ribbed motifs.see serial no.: 4436-291a
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