Shirt Item Number: Sf401 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Shirt of unbleached medium weight cotton in smock design. Fold over collar; slashed and yoked neckline; long sleeves pleated into cuffs. The back is longer then the front.
History Of Use
This shirt was probably for everyday wear. This type of shirt is woven in the Vilcanote-Urumbamba areas.
Cultural Context
worn by a man
Item History
- Made in Tinta, Cuzco, Peru during 1978
- Collected by Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Maureen Maitland during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Maureen Maitland and Janet Macquarrie-Kent 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
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- Sf401
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine woven and machine sewn
- Overall
- height 70.6 cm, width 142.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Maureen Maitland
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Maureen Maitland and Janet Macquarrie-Kent
- 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
- Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 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
- 0490/0005