Dress Item Number: D1.12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long dress with printed block pattern. The dress has a straight neckline with blue ribbons threaded trough each side. The sleeves are short with no lower seam and an opening under the arm. The pattern has an abstract block design in brown, blue, green and black. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
Traditional form in modern cloth, worn only at festivals
Item History
- Made in Yakima, Washington, USA
- Collected during 1962
- Owned by James C. Garner before May 1962
- Received from James C. Garner (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during May 1962
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- D1.12
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn
- Overall
- height 129.5 cm, width 86.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Yakama
- Previous Owner
- James C. Garner
- Received from
- James C. Garner (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Yakima, Washington, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1962
- Ownership Date
- before May 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0071/0006