Skirt Item Number: Sf957 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt made of red fabric and gathered at the waist with brilliant yellow piping at the hem and a multicoloured striped band for a waistband. There is an opening at the top of one seam with ties extending from the waistband. Two horizontal pleats 18 cm above the hem.
History Of Use
Bayeta is made by males on the treadle loom and is used for garments that are cut to size and sewn, such as trousers, shirts, skirts and vests. The style, the construction and and the loom used are non-indigenous and derive from Spanish peasant tradition. Handspun sheep's wool is the traditional material, but synthetic yarns are now used. Red is a common colour for skirts worn by women on a daily basis. For fiestas and special ceremonies, may skirts are worn layered. Unmarried girls sometimes pin the hem of an outer black skirt to the waistband to show the red skirt worn underneath.
Cultural Context
everyday
Narrative
Bought from Gonzalo Yucra Huatta, who said he wove and sewed the skirt for his wife Pelagia Quispe Cruz.
Specific Techniques
2/2 twill fabric made from synthetic yarns, z twist singles. Waistband is warp-faced plain weave made with overtwisted synthetic yarns, z-spun and s-plied. Hem facing is commercial balanced weave cloth, perhaps cotton. 3 fabric widths are cut and machine stitched together and the waist is gathered with 2 rows of running stitches. Waistband is hand sewn. Hem piping and facing are machine stitched. Braided ends and cords attached to waistband provide side closure.
Item History
- Made by Gonzalo Yucra Huatta (Maker) in Taquile, Puno, Peru during 1982
- Collected by Mary Frame during 1982
- Owned by Mary Frame before February 10, 1983
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 10, 1983
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Sf957
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre ? and synthetic fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn, braided, woven and retwisted
- Overall
- height 64.0 cm, width 142.5 cm, depth 2.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Gonzalo Yucra Huatta (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 1982
- Collection Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- before February 10, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on February 10, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0861/0018