urn:taro:utexas.blac.00306 Textile Collectionsat the Benson Latin American Collection Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, 2007-Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Benson Latin American Collection: Miscellaneous Collections Textile Collections at the Benson Latin American Collection English and Spanish Various N/A 2 collections Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Collections of textiles held by the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. Scope and Contents Note

Includes the Linda Irrgang Collection of Mesoamerican Textiles, and the Mitzi Linn Collection of Mesoamerican Textiles.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: [Individual Collection Title], Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

Index Terms

The Benson Textile Collections are classified under the following Subject Headings in the University of Texas Libraries catalog:

Indian art -- Mexico Irrgang, Linda. Linn, Mitzi. Document Types Textiles Box and Folder Inventory Linda Irrgang Collection of Latin American Textiles, 1980s Dr. 241. Pillow, covered in Kuna mola, N.d. Dr. 242. Pillow, covered in red grounded, Chichicastenango-style panel, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, c.1984[Originally was only the decorative portion, the pillow embellishment added by the collector.] Dr. 243. Pillow, covered in panel of white, cotton ground with brown geometric designs, N.d.[Same as #2.] Dr. 244. Huipil, fringed; white cotton ground with blue vertical stripes; blue cotton center panel with multicolored vertical stripes, Oaxaca, c.1985 Dr. 245. Huipil, white cotton ground, red vertical stripes, multicolored neck embellishment, Oxchuc, N.d. Dr. 246. Huipil, Chichacastenango-style, white cotton ground, red and blue geomentric designs across yok, San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, mid-1980s Dr. 247. Huipil, white cotton ground, red vertical stripes with yellow cross hatching; multicolored sun burst motifs between stripes, San Andres Larrainzar, Chiapas area, N.d. Dr. 248. Woven panel, white cotton ground with red and black wool and synthetic threads forming geometric designs, from Magdalenas, Chiapas area, N.d. Dr. 249. Huipil, fringed; white cotton ground with green and bule designs and bird motifs, Lake Atlitán, mid-1980s Dr. 2410. Huipil, white cotton ground with brown, green and yellow geometric designs, ceremonial Tzotzil huipil, Magdalena, Chiapas, mid-1980s Dr. 2411. Rebozo, fringed; maroon cotton ground with blue and green vertical stripes, purple edges decorated with "z" designs, Chichicastenango, 1984 Dr. 2412. Rebozo; maroon cotton ground, multi-colored cotton and synthetic threads making horizontally-oriented motifs, ducks, dogs, geometric shapes, Lake Atlitlán area, Guatemala, 1984 Mitzi Linn Collection of Latin American Textiles, 1980s 1-21. Woman's belt, handwoven cotton, Tenejapa, near San Cristóbal, Chiapas, undated 1-22. Traditional woman's belt, handwoven cotton, San Juan Chamula, outside San Cristóbal de las Casas, collected 1984 1-23. Traditional woman's skirt, Bachajón area, between Ocosungo and Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, undated 1-24. Blouse from Oaxaca, Mexico, undated 1-25. Guatemalan huipil, acqired in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, late 1980s-early 1990s 1-26. Traditional woman's huipil, felted wool, from Chamula. Gift of Kiki Suarez, 1980s 1-27. Chamula wedding dress, handwoven, 19th cent. style, collected in San Cristóbal de las Casas, 1984