Skirt Item Number: Sf456 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt, woman's, in a two-tiered style with wide pleats at the waist. A band of off-white cotton at the top closes at the side with a drawstring. The rest of the skirt is sewn from commercially woven wool with a piled finish on the outside. A thin band of polished cotton machine embroidered with yellow and red undulating lines sits above a thicker band of the same material at the hem that is machine embroidered with a blue, white, green, and yellow abrstract pattern.
History Of Use
The tradition of regionally distinctive dress is still a feature of some of the remote villages of highland Peru. The costumes are a mixture of Spanish influence with surviving indigenous aspects and materials. Similar skirts were seen worn in a small fiesta at the Huaras Sunday market. They are also worn for everyday.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Narrative
Purchased from a booth in Huaras market from the maker, who was from the small town of Monterey, a few kilometers north of Huaras.
Item History
- Made by Emma Morales (Maker) in Huaraz, Ancash, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Kate Gibson, Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson before October 10, 1978
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on October 10, 1978
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Sf456
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- wool fibre, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine woven and machine embroidered
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 138.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Emma Morales (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Kate Gibson, Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0060