Pants Item Number: E190 b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Trousers made of off-white cotton with a drawstring waist, and multicoloured embroidered cuffs featuring bird and animal figures. The cuffs are also embellished with a row of openwork embroidery in red, yellow and green. Two rows of purple, orange, pink, blue and red triangles are woven into the fabric.
Cultural Context
Male clothing
Item History
- Made in 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
- Pants
- Identification Number
- E190 b
- Type of Item
- pant
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 81.0 cm, width 78.0 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
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
- 0195/0002 b