Skirt Item Number: 2910/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceremonial skirt, long and beige with drawstring waist and braided ties. Bottom half of skirt is covered in vertical lines of red embroidered rectangles. Six vertical lines of triangular embroidery extend 16 cm above the rest of the red embroidery. Bottom of skirt is lined with beige lace.
Narrative
The 1949 acquisition sheet listed this group of items as: "ceremonial dress items, Shokatz slavic tribe, Darauya Prov. Hungary S.W. Roumanian".
Item History
- Made in Hungary ?
- Owned by Mrs. Otto Reif before 1949
- Owned by Museum of Vancouver before October 20, 2011
- Received from Museum of Vancouver (Transferring institution) on October 20, 2011
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- 2910/8
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- fibre and cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 90.5 cm, width 98.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Romanian
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Otto Reif and Museum of Vancouver
- Received from
- Museum of Vancouver (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Hungary ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1949 and before October 20, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on October 20, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2910/0008