Garment ("cushma") women’s; cotton, woven ( 1 or 2 over 2 semi-weave) with warp face in stripes; white with brown stripes; rectangular garment with sides sewn, slit at top for head to extrude; 105 cm width; 89 cm length
Donor:
Allen W. Johnson, Orna R. Johnson, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Shimaa village, Rio Kompiroshiato, Montaña, Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Machiguenga
Maker or artist:
Juanita Yokari
Collector:
Allen W. Johnson and Orna R. Johnson
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Main garments
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1973
Context of use:
worn by women this specimen shows weaving coarser than 16-14983, but this is a function of the weaver, not customary for women's clothing as opposed to men