Jacket Item Number: Sf403 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Jacket, collarless, in the bolero style made of green wool twill with set-in sleeves gathered to wide cuffs. There are black wool diamond-shaped patches on the elbows, attached only at the corners. There is a light red/purple wool tape border around all the decorative areas: at the neck, front, bottom, cuffs, pockets, and elbows. The decorative areas include dark red-purple cotton twill tape with yellow and white rickrack appliqué and multicoloured cotton machine embroidered floral, and geometric designs. The jacket is fastened at the front by six metal hooks and eyes.

History Of Use

Part of a ceremonial costume worn at festivals. 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.

Cultural Context

worn by women

Item History

What

Name
Jacket
Identification Number
Sf403
Type of Item
jacket
Material
metal, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Manufacturing Technique
machine woven, hand sewn and machine sewn
Overall
height 46.0 cm, width 118.5 cm

Who

Culture
Quechua
Field Collector
Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Maureen Maitland
Previous Owner
Visitacion Bautista, 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
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru

When

Creation Date
before 1974
Collection Date
during 1987
Ownership Date
before October 10, 1978
Acquisition Date
on October 10, 1978

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
0490/0007