Skirt
Item number Sf404 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Skirt, girl's, made of woven black wool fabric with red tape at the pleated waist. The red fabric extends at the ends as ties. The bottom edge is finished with the same tape. The centre and bottom of the skirt are each decorated with a horizontal band of embroidered floral and zigzag design in red, blue, yellow, green and white. Between these two coloured bands is a thinner band of white embroidery.
History Of Use
Worn at festivals by young girls, and may have been worn inside out for everyday 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.
Item History
- Made in Tinta, Cuzco, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson 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
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Sf404
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, machine stitched and embroidered
- Overall
- height 44.0 cm, width 69.3 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson
- 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)
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
- 0490/0008
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