Child's Dress Item Number: 1201/13 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small red dress with embroidery. The dress has a v-neck with a loop closure, short sleeves and full skirt with side slits. A piece of dark blue cotton with a floral pattern is beneath the v-neck opening. Around the neck is a thick geometric border in with mirrors and metal sequins. The sleeves have bands of various widths with braid, rickrack and metal sequins. There are triangular gussets under the sleeves. The skirt has embroidered circles in orange, green and brown and edged with white on red ground. A purple silk overlay covers the red skirt. The bottom hem has yellow cotton crocheted trim worked in a scallop stitch. The inside is unlined. There is a white label inside the neck that says ‘Made in Afghanistan’.
History Of Use
"Colours of the Indus" refers to this type of garment as a girl’s dress. However, Razia Ahmed states that it is not unusual for boys up to the age of 6 years to wear colourful embroidered clothing like this.
Narrative
This garment was purchased by the owners of Terlingua, a retail shop in Calgary, from an agent or dealer in Kabul, Afghanistan, and exported to Canada from there. The dress was offered for retail sale at Terlingua previous to its acquisition by the Museum of Anthropology.
Item History
- Made in Thando Bula Khan, Sindh, Pakistan before 1982
- Collected during 1982
- Owned by Alan Davidson between 1982 and February 24, 1987
- Received from Alan Davidson (Seller), Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 24, 1987
What
- Name
- Child's Dress
- Identification Number
- 1201/13
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- silk fibre, cotton fibre, glass, silver alloy metal and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- embroidered, cut, sewn, crocheted and appliqued
- Overall
- height 61.0 cm, width 57.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Lohana ?, Pallari ? or Burati ?
- Previous Owner
- Alan Davidson
- Received from
- Alan Davidson (Seller), Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Thando Bula Khan, Sindh, Pakistan
When
- Creation Date
- before 1982
- Collection Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- between 1982 and February 24, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on February 24, 1987
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 103
- Accession Number
- 1201/0013