Dress Item Number: 3237/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cotton dress. Garment body is rectangular, with three-quarter length sleeves, and a round neck. Hem is below the knees. Torso and shoulders are made of a cotton fabric with peacock feather design on a background of tiny brown leaves and green foliage. Dress bottom, neck panel and arms are black fabric with cotton embroidery showing triangles in red, yellow and white on arms, at hem, and centre of chest and back, while zigzagging lines of embroidery in red, orange, white and green circle the neck. Small red and yellow diamonds edge the bottom of this design.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor directly from the dressmaker, in Bamenda in 1990.
Item History
- Made by Elizabeth Ntuchu (Maker) in Cameroon during 1990
- Collected during 1990
- Owned by Millie Morton before April 27, 2017
- Received from Millie Morton (Donor) on April 27, 2017
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- 3237/5
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 110.0 cm, width 152.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cameroonian
- Creator
- Elizabeth Ntuchu (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Millie Morton
- Received from
- Millie Morton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cameroon
When
- Creation Date
- during 1990
- Collection Date
- during 1990
- Ownership Date
- before April 27, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on April 27, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3237/0005