Waistband, Mexico

Waistband from Mexico, late 20th century. Waistband from Mexico, late 20th century. Courtesy Textile Research Centre, Leiden, acc. no. TRC 2015.0155.

The Textile Research Centre in Leiden houses a machine woven waistband from Mexico, 54 cm in diameter, which is embroidered in cross stitch, and further embellished with red and blue tassels. It belongs to the ethnic group of the Huichol, in the west of the country.

TRC online catalogue (retrieved 14 November 2016).

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