• Results (399)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

SkirtSa213

Skirt made with pieces of cotton fabric with raw edges joined by a central embroidered strip to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a horizontal pattern of two widely spaced, white, parallel pinstripes, alternating with four narrowly spaced, white, parallel pinstripes on a dark blue ground. The central embroidered hand sewn strip is in repeating colours of orange, purple, blue, green and pink.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
HeaddressSa207

Headdress composed of two rectangles of red cotton with blue stripes joined at the centre by multicoloured insertion stitch embroidery (randa). The headdress is decorated with a wide band of multicoloured floral design brocade flanked by bands of multicoloured chevrons and has a tassel of untwisted maroon silk at each corner.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
SashSa206

Sash made of red cotton with brocaded multicoloured geometric design borders at both ends. Finished with a fringe made of twisted warp yarns at each end.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
PantsSa205

Trousers, knee-length, made from coarse black wool with flaps attached to the side seams and back facing. The flaps are embroidered with a multicoloured silk floral design. The cuffs are slit at the knee with one corner folded over and sewn in place.

Culture
Quiche
Material
silk fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
TextileSa311

Rectangular textile of woven cotton; striped fabric sample with pinked edges. Pattern consists of two blue stripes repeating at 15 cm on a black ground. White adhesive tag has '33' written in black felt.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BasketSa257

Wickerwork basket constructed on slats which radiate from centre of flat bottom. Sides flare slightly.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BeltSa256

Belt in vivid blue with a red and yellow border along the edges and a braided tie at each end. The belt is embellished with multicoloured brocade featuring birds, geometric and anthropomorphic (?) elements.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
SkirtSa252

Skirt made of two rectangles of blue cotton with an embroidered, insertion stitched yellow, pink and white band (randa) running horizontally along the centre. The blue fabric is interrupted every so often with two white stripes running vertically. The ends of the fabric are joined together with a vertical French seam.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BlouseSa212

Blouse or huipil consisting of two rectangular, red, cotton, woven pieces hand sewn together using an overcast stitch of purple thread. It is decorated with various sizes of diamond-shaped brocaded patterns of purple, orange and green on the red ground. The huipil hangs longer in the back than in the front. The middle has a vertical slit opening.

Culture
Maya: Mam
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
San Martin Sacatepequez, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
BlouseSa188

Red hand-woven blouse with stripe pattern and embroidery. The blouse has a gathered collar, v-neck and short up-turned sleeves. The stripe pattern has thin black and green lines, thick purple and blue lines and black lines with white dots on red ground. The embroidery on the upper front and back has abstract shapes in red, yellow, blue, green and burgundy. The bottom edge is unfinished. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record