Sash Item Number: Sa230 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Sash with a multicoloured embroidered repeating design depicting various figures and geometric shapes on a dark red ground. A repeating row of paired off-set white stitches forms a border along the weft selvedges. The figures and other design elements include scroll edged medallions, an upright figure with a double plume on its head, diagonal double lines with a small flower at the base and a parallel line with perpendicular lines crossing.
History Of Use
Sashes are worn around the waist to hold other garments in place. They vary in wrapping style, width, length and decoration in accordance with gender and local custom. For men, traditional sashes are often retained even though other aspects of European dress have been adopted.
Cultural Context
clothing
Specific Techniques
Warp and supplementary wefts are z-spun, 2 ply-s. The wefts are z-spun 6 ply-s. The patterning is single-faced, discontinuous supplementary weft on a warp predominate plain weave ground. Warps are paired. The supplementary wefts are composed of 4 elements in a working end. The fabric is an uncut loom width with unwoven terminal area, forming a fringe.
Item History
- Made in Zunil, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala before 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before July 1976
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during July 1976
What
- Name
- Sash
- Identification Number
- Sa230
- Type of Item
- sash
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine spun, machine plied, dyed and woven
- Overall
- height 8.5 cm, width 272.0 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
- Zunil, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Ownership Date
- before July 1976
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0318/0008