Blouse Item Number: Sa188 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red hand-woven blouse with stripe pattern and embroidery. The blouse has a gathered collar, v-neck and short up-turned sleeves. The stripe pattern has thin black and green lines, thick purple and blue lines and black lines with white dots on red ground. The embroidery on the upper front and back has abstract shapes in red, yellow, blue, green and burgundy. The bottom edge is unfinished. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
Part of everyday costume worn by the women of Solola. Tucked into skirt, wrapped at waist with a belt. The material was woven on a back strap loom by a woman.
Cultural Context
worn by women
Narrative
Huipils do not usually have attached sleeves. This feature is particualr to Solola.
Item History
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- Sa188
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 85.0 cm, width 90.0 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
- Solola, 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 0404/0020