Skirt Item Number: E179 b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square shaped skirt made with two different pieces of cotton fabric joined in the centre to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a cream, undecorated piece of fabric stitched to a fabric detailed with repeating stripes of blue, pink, yellow and green on a red ground.
Specific Techniques
Woven on a treadle loom.
Item History
- Made in Ojitlan, 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
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- E179 b
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and sewn
- Overall
- height 85.2 cm, width 94.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinantec
- 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)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ojitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0195/0010 b