Blouse Item Number: E169 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, rectangular shaped blouse consisting of a piece of cream cotton with central embroidered section of geometric patterns of diamonds, triangles and rectangles in red, blue, green, orange, black and white. The sides and ends are raw.
History Of Use
Woman's blouse
Narrative
Collected by Robert Richards while travelling in the Guatemalan highlands.
Item History
- Made in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- Owned by Robert Richards before April 20, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) on April 20, 1972
What
- Name
- Blouse
- Identification Number
- E169
- Type of Item
- blouse
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 202.3 cm, width 58.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0190/0006