Welcome to mayancopal.com
 

Mexican Tehuana Dress piece True vintage Frida Kahlo style Flowers Embroidered Oaxaca Mexico

$350.00

2 items left

or

Continue Shopping or View Cart
    1. Length: 109 inches.
    2. Width: 28.5 inches.
    3. Made in: Oaxaca, Mexico.
    4. SKU #0141
    1. Hand wash and Hang dry.
    1. Huipil from the Nahuatl word is the most common traditional garment worn by indigenous women from central Mexico to central America. It is a loose-fitting tunic, generally made from two or three pieces of fabric which are then joined together with stitching with an opening for the head and if the sides are sewn, opening for the arms. The length of the huipil can vary from a short blouse-like garment or long enough to reach the floor. They have different purposes as for weeding and even to dress the statues of saints.
    2. This world-class collectible Vintage Dress is Mexican from El Istmo in the state of Oaxaca.
    3. The Juchitan and Tehuana People use these Nahua Dresses that are Hand Embroidered on a Singer Pedal Machine in front and back on a lovely satin cloth.
    4. Intact with original cotton lining.
    5. Tehuana and Juchitan are famous for the beloved Frida Kahlo, who was known to dress in these blouses on a regular basis.
    6. This dress has the famous flora pattern in a 'Tejido style'. Very good condition.
    7. Satin clothh and embroidered with Tejido Style Frida Kahlo's Favorite.
    8. "This Dress is unsewn".
    9. The era is 1980's.

Collections: Mexican Huipil Blouses, Mexican Huipil Dresses, Mexican Vintage Textiles, Our Entire Stock

Category: Blouse, Huipil, Vintage


Related Items