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Huipil antiguo de San Felipe Usila

Vintage Huipil from San Felipe Usila, Oaxaca

Group: Indefinido
Photography: Larry White

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Huipil, 1968
Elaborated by: Unknown
Origin: Oaxaca, 1968. Donated by Judith Fernández
Elaboration: Brocaded cotton strips of various designs and symbols woven on a backstrap loom withhand embroidered details. Magenta stripes have been stained with fuchsin, an artificial dyethat was developed in 1859.

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