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Conjunto de mujer de Yalálag

Yalálag woman's attire, Oaxaca

Group: Zapoteca
Photography: Larry White

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Huipil, 1980
Elaborated by: Unknown
Origin: Oaxaca, 1980. Donated by Angeles López-Portillo de Stiteler
Elaboration: Woven on backstrap loom in white cotton and hand embroidered with geometric strips of different colors at the seams. Braids of embroidered silk with long fringed edges come from prehispanic times.

Tlacoyal, 1980
Elaborated by: Unknown
Origin: Oaxaca, 1980. Donated by Angeles López-Portillo de Stiteler
Elaboration: Tlacoyal made with woolen yarn gathered into thick bundles, encircled to crown the head, and tied and sewn together.

Underskirt, 1980
Elaborated by: Unknown
Origin: Oaxaca, 1980. Donated by Angeles López-Portillo de Stiteler
Elaboration: Two strips of striped fabric in tan and ivory, woven on a backstrap loom and hand joined.

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