Skirt Item Number: Sa194 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Skirt, child's, dyed indigo blue. The raw edges are sewn together to form a tube.

History Of Use

Unusual type skirt. Although children after infancy customarily wear clothes exactly like their parents',this skirt is unusual in that it lacks white pinstripes, and has instead a fancy weave.

Cultural Context

worn by a young girl

Specific Techniques

Fine weave indicates that it was probably woven on a Spanish type treadle loom, traditionally operated by a man. The diamond pattern weave is achieved by alternate pair weft twining combined with plain weft twining. This technique is also known as skip-stitch twined weaving.

Narrative

This object forms part of the Inge Ruus Collection of Guatemalan Textiles in the Museum of Anthropology. The Inge Ruus Collection of Guatemalan Textiles was collected on behalf of the Museum of Anthropology by Inge Ruus, Curatorial Assistant in the Museum from 1974 to 1978. Some items were purchased by the Museum and others were donated by Inge Ruus. Inge Ruus collected these materials while attending courses on Guatemalan textiles in Guatemala during the summers of 1976 and 1977, taught by Anne Lambert, instructor on textiles at the University of Alberta.

Item History

What

Name
Skirt
Identification Number
Sa194
Type of Item
skirt
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Manufacturing Technique
woven and hand stitched
Overall
height 51.0 cm, width 69.0 cm

Who

Culture
Cakchiquel
Field Collector
Inge Ruus
Previous Owner
Inge Ruus
Received from
Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala

When

Creation Date
before 1976
Ownership Date
before July 1976
Acquisition Date
during July 1976

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
0318/0012 c