Mexican Huichol People Display Doll: "Traje"
Collection: Everyday Connections
This doll is dressed in the traditional clothing of the Huichol People in Nayarit state, Mexico.
Huichol men's dress is one of the few Indigenous costumes in which men’s typical dress features more decoration than that of the women. Both the main garments and the accessories are decorated with cross-stitch embroidery motifs in different colors. These designs have symbolic significance for the wearer, serving as visual prayers and protect the wearers from harm or evil.
The man's traditional Clothing consists of a huerruri, or long white cotton pants, which are embroidered in cross-stitch around the lower part with symbolic designs. The kamirra, or kutuni, is the long shirt. Open at the sides, it is held closed with a wide, heavy wool belt. On the belt are various embroidered pouches, which are called kuihuame or huaikuri. They hold nothing, and are simply for adornment. The hat, called a rupurero, is made of palm leaves and decorated with small beads, feathers, flowers or spines.
The Huichol are known for their beading. The doll wears a bead pendant.
Source:
https://www.cultura.gob.es/museodeamerica/en/coleccion/etnologia/traje-huichol.html
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