Garment Item Number: 776/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown garment with embroidery. The garment has a rectangular shape with a round neck, no sleeves and open sides. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with pink. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with blue stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with an abstract pattern in many colours on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with the same abstract pattern. The bottom edge is uneven. The inside is unlined.
Item History
- Made in Guatemala
- Owned by Bob Friesen before February 3, 1982
- Received from Bob Friesen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 3, 1982
What
- Name
- Garment
- Identification Number
- 776/3
- Type of Item
- garment
- Material
- cotton fibre and fibre
- Overall
- height 143.0 cm, width 83.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya
- Previous Owner
- Bob Friesen
- Received from
- Bob Friesen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 3, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on February 3, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0776/0003