Blouse Item Number: E174 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Off-white top with embroidery. The garment has a square shape with a round neck and no sleeves. The front and back are divided into three vertical panels by red stitching. The lower centre and outside panels have rows of bird, triangle and zigzag motifs in red, orange, yellow and green. The upper centre panel has a dense geometric motif in red, pink, orange and green. The bottom edge is unfinished. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
Woman's blouse; feathered serpent design.
Specific Techniques
Made on a backstrap loom. The bottom edge is usually finished. Likely made from hand spun cotton.
Item History
- Made in Oaxaca, Mexico ? or Guerrero, 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
- E174
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 88.0 cm, width 101.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mixtec
- 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
- Oaxaca, Mexico ? or Guerrero, 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0195/0006