Skirt
Item number Sf415 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Skirt sewn from purple woven wool fabric and gathered at the waist with a narrow blue waistband which ties on both sides at side slits. A narrow band of scroll patterned light purple embroidery runs horizontally around the middle and the hem is embroidered with a stylized flower and zigzag design formed by circles. A blue band at the hem is embroidered with a repeated dot design. The reverse of the hem is reinforced with off-white cotton facing. Two horizontal pleats are sewn into the lower half of the skirt.
History Of Use
Worn with several other skirts, and possibly as an underskirt for fiesta dress. 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
everyday women's wear
Item History
- Made in Tinta, Cuzco, Peru before 1974
- Collected by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson during 1978
- Owned by Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Mary Frame 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
- Sf415
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- hand woven, machine stitched and machine embroidered
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 139.0 cm, depth 5.0 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
- Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Kate Gibson and Mary Frame
- 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 1974
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0019
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