Skirt Item Number: E189 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt made with pieces of cotton fabric with raw edges joined by a two central embroidered strips to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a horizontal pattern of two large bands of eleven red stripes on a very dark indigo ground. The edges have a thick red border. The central embroidered hand sewed pink and orange stripe runs horizontally.
Item History
- Made in San Juan Copala, 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
- E189
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 104.7 cm, width 99.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Trique
- 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
- San Juan Copala, 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
- 0195/0016