Apron Item Number: Sa162 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Apron formed by a rectangular piece of thick, black woven wool with white cotton stripes creating a grid pattern. The short ends are unfinished and have a short fringe.
History Of Use
Piece of the everyday costume worn by the men of Solola. It is a type of apron folded in half over a belt or sash and hangs from the man's waist to his knees. It is worn over pantalones.
Cultural Context
worn by men
Item History
What
- Name
- Apron
- Identification Number
- Sa162
- Type of Item
- apron
- Material
- cotton fibre and wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 41.0 cm, width 93.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Donor)
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 11, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0319/0001 c