Blouse

Item number Sa236 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Short multicoloured blouse with embroidery. The blouse is made from three panels, creating a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with yellow thread. On the front and back the embroidery repeats a cross, diamond and zigzag motif in rows on black ground. Around the bottom hem is a black border. The inside is unlined and the numerous supplementary wefts are left untrimmed.

History Of Use

The huipil is a traditional tunic-like garment worn by women. It is usually made of 1-3 pieces of back strap loom woven fabric lengths, joined at the side selvedges. They are often elaborately decorated with supplementary weft brocading or embroidery.