Shirt Item Number: Sa208 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long white shirt with strip pattern, embroidery and fringe. The shirt has a v-neck and long sleeves. The back of the neck is gathered with red stitching. The front and back have a thin red stripe pattern on white ground. The sleeves are embroidered with geometric and bird motifs in purple, blue, green, pink and orange. The fringe is only on the back bottom hem, created from warp ends. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
The sleeves of the shirt come from the lower part of the sleeves of a woman's wedding blouse. Designs on portion of sleeves on shirt are the same as designs on a woman's wedding blouse. The village can identify man and wife by this design correlation.
Iconographic Meaning
Queztal bird motif used on sleeves is the national bird and a symbol of the deity Quetzalcoatl.
Cultural Context
worn by men
Item History
- Made in San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, 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
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- Sa208
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 122.0 cm, width 154.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya: Mam
- 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 Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, 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
- 0404/0028