Skirt Item Number: Sa247 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt made of blue cotton with fine white vertical and horizontal stripes and a multi-coloured insertion stitched band (randa) along the seams. The horizontal seam band is composed of many solid colours of cotton or silk (?) in 6 cm sections, and the vertical seam band, probably silk, is composed of solid colours as well as sections of colour fading to white.
History Of Use
Tubular skirts are wrapped around the hips and worn with a belt or sash. The skirt material is commercially woven on a treadle loom. The randas (seam bands) are hand embroidered and often distinguishable as to village.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Item History
- Made in San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before August 5, 1977
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on August 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Sa247
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- dye, silk fibre ? and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, embroidered and woven
- Overall
- height 117.0 cm, width 155.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- San Pedro De Sacatepequez, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0404/0004 a