Shirt Item Number: Sf815 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A short, wide poncho shirt in two shades of natural brown cotton. Dark brown, supplementary weft pattern band near bottom of shirt has diamond lattice flanked by scrolls. Constructed of two loom widths which are folded transverse to the warp and sewn together along weft selvedges, except for neck slit and armholes. Short warp fringe along lower edge. Z-spun, 2 plied s (warps) and z-spun wefts.
History Of Use
Appears to be a well-used child's poncho shirt. The construction of the warp yarns and the balanced set of the plain weave are most typical of central coast fabrics Rowe).
Item History
What
- Name
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- Sf815
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and sewn
- Overall
- height 71.0 cm, width 36.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 89
- Accession Number
- 0711/0317