Underwear Item Number: Sa221 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Under trousers constructed of off-white fabric with a square gusset of two pieces inserted at the crotch and a cotton cord drawstring closure. An embroidered red bird motif is repeated at the cuffs with a zigzag line of stitching along the bottom of each cuff.
History Of Use
Nahuala men's trousers are invisible from the front because a kilt like blanket covers them.
Cultural Context
worn by men
Item History
What
- Name
- Underwear
- Identification Number
- Sa221
- Type of Item
- underwear
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 65.0 cm, width 114.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- 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
- Nahuala, Solola, 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
- 0404/0018