Blouse
Item number E182 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
White garment with a rectangular shape, round neck and no sleeves. The neck is edged with orange and pink ribbons which hang down the back. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by green ribbon. The lower centre and outside panels have rows of geometric shapes in red, orange, yellow and blue. The upper centre panel has a dense geometric motif in red, pink, orange and yellow. The bottom edge is unhemmed. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
Woman's garment; woven on a backstrap loom. Ribbons are worn at the back. Sometimes wool or acrylic is used for the supplementary wefts.
Item History
- Made in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Collected by Viki Tamaradze between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Viki Tamaradze before May 30, 1972
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller) on May 30, 1972
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- E182
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre, rayon fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and appliqued
- Overall
- height 88.0 cm, width 75.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Oaxaca, Mexico
Who
- Culture
- Trique
- Field Collector
- Viki Tamaradze
- Previous Owner
- Viki Tamaradze
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Viki Tamaradze (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0195/0015
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