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Huipil
Huipil

Huipil

Elegantly woven and embroidered huipils were made for special occasions, like weddings and other celebrations. The extravagant use of silk thread to create the feather patterns on the neckline here attest to the weaver’s skill.
Object number81.17.1394
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing [on view Nov. 10, 2018 - May 5, 2019].
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm) L.: 85.7 cm
MediumCotton cloth with embroidery
Huipil
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1390
Huipil
Object number: 81.17.1391
Huipil
Object number: 81.17.1393
Huipil
Object number: 81.17.1388
Huipil
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1389
Huipil
Object number: 81.17.1392
Huipil
Object number: 81.17.1395
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
late 19th century
Object number: 89.131
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 89.140
Poncho fragment:  three figural squares
Peruvian
ca. 700 - 800 A.D.
Object number: 46.131