--Zapotec--
-The Zapotec men wear white clothing to keep cool working in their corn fields. The women wear colorful blouses and long skirts.Children wear smaller clothes of the same kind as their parents.When the weather turns cold, the men wear a brightly colored poncho or blanket over their shoulders. Some of the Zapotecs are famous for the things they made, Some make beautiful rugs and other wool weavings. Others make lovely baskets, gold jewelry and colorful embroidery.
[This is an example of a fiesta huipil from Juchitan in the Istmo of Tehuantepec of Oaxaca Mexico. The embroidery is a combination of hand work - the flowers - and machine embroidery - the red and yellow designs.]
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