Pants Item Number: 858/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woman's very loose-fitting pants made of panels of beige rough-textured linen or hemp and striped cotton flannelette, from waist to knees, and of off-white waffle-weave cotton from the knee to the ankle. The two legs are joined together by a square of beige linen or hemp, positioned with two opposite corners at centre front and centre back. Drawstrings made of softly twisted strips of cotton fabric at the waist and ankles. Hand sewn.
Narrative
This garment, part of a Christian woman's costume, was collected by the donor while she was a member of an archeological field team near Bjelavici, Yugoslavia (now in Bosnia), northwest of Sarajevo, during the summer of 1968.
Item History
- Made before 1968
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jay Stewart before March 17, 1983
- Received from Jay Stewart (Donor) on March 17, 1983
What
- Name
- Pants
- Identification Number
- 858/3
- Type of Item
- pant
- Material
- flax fibre ?, dye, hemp fibre ? and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut and sewn
- Overall
- height 96.8 cm, width 66.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bosnian
- Previous Owner
- Jay Stewart
- Received from
- Jay Stewart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bjelavici” ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1968
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before March 17, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on March 17, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0858/0003