Pants
Item number Sf406 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Over trousers, knee-length, of handspun, hand-woven black and dark brown wool. A wide waistband has an expansion flap at the front. There are three belt-loops. The tapered legs have three seams with a hole in the bottom of both inside seams. The hems are of a different black wool material.
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. These trousers are worn for festivals as well as everyday since most men have only one pair.
Cultural Context
everyday wear
Item History
- Made by Fortunata Merma Cacya (Maker) in Tinta, Cuzco, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Kate Gibson, Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland during 1978
- Owned by Demetrio Condorccahua, Gregoro Condorccahua Chupitopa, Manuel Soltano and Rigoberta Ruis
- 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
- Pants
- Identification Number
- Sf406
- Type of Item
- pant
- Material
- wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and stitched
- Overall
- height 74.0 cm, width 63.5 cm, depth 7.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Fortunata Merma Cacya (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Kate Gibson, Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland
- Previous Owner
- Demetrio Condorccahua, Gregoro Condorccahua Chupitopa, Manuel Soltano, Rigoberta Ruis, 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
- 0490/0010
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