Description

Blouse or huipil consisting of three rectangular, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of cream thread. The bottom portions of the panels are cream and undecorated. The top t-shaped, embroidered panel is decorated with sections of lozenge patterns, x shapes and figures in orange, blue, white, green, yellow, red, pink and light purple on a dark purple ground. Around the scooped neck is a pointed scallop-shaped trim in purple and orange chain stitches outlining black triangles. The sides are sewn together with the exception of arm holes. Pattern is the same on the back.