This collection of textiles and traditional costumes represent the daily lives of the many indigenous groups of Oaxaca. The huipil, created by the Oaxaca women is a hand-woven cotton tunic using natural dyes and adorned with embroidery. The traditional garments offer a visual language in which the natural wealth of the territory, the history of its people, and the indigenous cosmogony are reflected. The exhibit has been shown in Florence, Italy, Panama, Ecuador, and now Poughkeepsie.

Featuring textiles from the regions of:

• Papaloapan

• Mazatec Sierra

• Chicahuxtla

• Tlahuitoltepec

• Ojitlan

• Mixteca

• San Pedro Amuzgos

• Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo

• San Juan Cotzocón

• Ejutla Central Valley

Gallery Hours
July 30, 31, August 5: 1-5 PM • August 1-4: 1-7 PM
(during Oaxaca Exhibition only)

This collection of textiles and traditional costumes represent the daily lives of the many indigenous groups of Oaxaca. The huipil, created by the Oaxaca women is a hand-woven cotton tunic using natural dyes and adorned with embroidery. The traditional garments offer a visual language in which the natural wealth of the territory, the history of its people, and the indigenous cosmogony are reflected. The exhibit has been shown in Florence, Italy, Panama, Ecuador, and now Poughkeepsie.

Featuring textiles from the regions of:

• Papaloapan

• Mazatec Sierra

• Chicahuxtla

• Tlahuitoltepec

• Ojitlan

• Mixteca

• San Pedro Amuzgos

• Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo

• San Juan Cotzocón

• Ejutla Central Valley

Gallery Hours
July 30, 31, August 5: 1-5 PM • August 1-4: 1-7 PM
(during Oaxaca Exhibition only)