DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Huipil de caracol
NameTunic
Maker
Paulina Socorro, Dreamweavers Tixinda Cooperative
CultureMixtec
Datec. 2019
(not assigned)Pinotepa de Don Luis, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCotton, Purpura pansa (tinxinda) dye
Dimensions42 1/2 × 30 11/16 × 13/16 in. (108 × 78 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Keith Recker, A.2020.10.1
Object numberA.2020.10.1
Collections
ProvenancePurchased for MOIFA by Keith Recker at the Dreamweavers booth at 2019 International Folk Art Market.
DescriptionWhite cotton tunic composed of 3 vertical sections sewn together, with 11 horizontal lines of purple geometric patterns that match on front and back.
mid 1980s
20th century
Early 20th century