Dance Costume Shirt Item Number: 2792/2 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Shirt that is part of a costume with pants (2792/2 b) and mask (2792/1). Heavy dark brown bolero-style wool jacket is decorated with a border of continuous blue cording around gold and silver sequins, and with several large sequin and cording-outlined fabric flowers with leaves on stems of bright yellow cording. Bunches of long red and blue strands of wool form ties down the front, a fringe of the same hangs from the waist at the back, and a shorter gold thread fringe is attached along the waist at the front.
History Of Use
Part of a dance costume for "Baile de la Conquista"; used in the Dance of the Conquest, in Guatemala.
Item History
- Made in Guatemala
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton
- Owned by Baker's Dozen Antiques before March 1, 2010
- Received from Baker's Dozen Antiques (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on March 1, 2010
What
- Name
- Dance Costume Shirt
- Identification Number
- 2792/2 a
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- wool fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
- Overall
- height 74.0 cm, width 136.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Guatemalan
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Baker's Dozen Antiques
- Received from
- Baker's Dozen Antiques (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on March 1, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2792/0002 a