Frida Kahlo in Tehuana Costume

During her lifetime, Kahlo told Excélsior newspaper, “I’ve never been to Tehuantepec, […] nor do I have any connection to the town, but of all Mexican costumes this is the one I like best and that’s why I wear it.” She is pictured here wearing the lace headdress emblematic of Tehuana dress. Silberstein depicts her from several feet away, standing just in front of a row of shelves. Her figure seems to recede into the display of regional pottery and decorative objects from her collection.