Shirt Item Number: Sa263 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Fitted cream shirt with stripe pattern. The shirt has collar, v-neck and long cuffed sleeves. There are cotton cord ties at the neck and both cuffs. The stripe pattern repeats a thick purple line flanked by thin lines. The bottom front hem is hemmed; the back hem is a selvedge end. The seams are hand sewn. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
In Guatemala's highlands an Indian man's everyday wear usually consists of trousers, shirt, belt, often a jacket or blanket-like covering, a bag, hat and sandals. In the main, the shirt is basically European in style with set-in sleeves, collar and cuffs. Although this shirt was probably woven on a back strap loom, many are made from mill woven fabrics (Dieterich).
Cultural Context
worn by men
Item History
- Made in 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
- Sa263
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and sewn
- Overall
- height 61.5 cm, width 120.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya ?
- 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
- 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
- 0404/0040