Pants Item Number: Sf450 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short, black, hand woven wool pants with v-shape opening at the front. The legs are cut straight with triangular orange flares on the outer edge. There are small slit openings at each upper side.
Narrative
Pants of this style, with short legs and wide hips, are distinctive of the Pisac area and the Urubamba Valley. They have wide waist bands with belt loops to accommodate the wide belts worn in pairs or threes.
Item History
- Made in Pisac, Cuzco, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Kate Gibson and Janet Macquarrie-Kent in Cuzco, Peru during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland before October 10, 1978
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on October 10, 1978
What
- Name
- Pants
- Identification Number
- Sf450
- Type of Item
- pant
- Material
- sheep wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 56.8 cm, width 49.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Kate Gibson and Janet Macquarrie-Kent
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0054