Blouse Item Number: 1506/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
White, sleeveless shirt with brown embroidery and wide bottom hem. The shirt is made with a tightly pleated upper portion and a looser pleated lower portion, creating the wide bottom hem. The shirt has a brown, linear embroidered neck hole. There are two belly pockets with embroidered access slits. Surrounding the slits are nine embroidered squares with interlocking rings. There is black and white diagonal striped lining around the inside edges of the hem and sleeves. On the back there is a large embroidered square with interlocking rings and trailing ribbons.
Item History
- Made in Nigeria
- Owned by Audrey Findley before February 24, 1992
- Received from Audrey Findley (Donor) on February 24, 1992
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- 1506/4
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre and silk fibre ?
- Overall
- height 83.5 cm, width 62.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Audrey Findley
- Received from
- Audrey Findley (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nigeria
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 24, 1992
- Acquisition Date
- on February 24, 1992
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1506/0004