Skirt Item Number: 379/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Thin, horizontally striped brown and cream pleated skirt. Skirt is flared and has a side slit opening.
Specific Techniques
Skirts from this area don’t normally have a waistband, so this may have been made for the tourist market. Woven on a backstrap loom.
Item History
- Made in Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Owned by Mr. Higgins and Mrs. Higgins
- Owned by Lois Higgins before May 14, 1977
- Received from Lois Higgins (Donor) on May 14, 1977
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 379/6
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 96.2 cm, width 99.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Zapotec
- Previous Owner
- Mr. Higgins, Mrs. Higgins and Lois Higgins
- Received from
- Lois Higgins (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 14, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on May 14, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0379/0006