Skirt

Museum number:
3-15726
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030015726
Accession number:
Acc.1241
Description:
1950's era example of a Mitla wrap around wool skirt. Diagonal weave, red and black, large. Same pattern as textile on loom 3-15727. Purchased from casa Ramona, Hildago, Oaxaca, Oaxaca.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Oaxaca, Mitta
Culture or time period:
Zapotec
Collector:
George M. Foster and Mary LeCron Foster
Collection date:
Summer 1958
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1958
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 125 centimeters and length 234 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy; rolled
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-15726, described as 1950's era example of a Mitla wrap around wool skirt. Diagonal weave, red and black, large. Same pattern as textile on loom 3-15727. Purchased from casa Ramona, Hildago, Oaxaca, Oaxaca.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-15726, described as 1950's era example of a Mitla wrap around wool skirt. Diagonal weave, red and black, large. Same pattern as textile on loom 3-15727. Purchased from casa Ramona, Hildago, Oaxaca, Oaxaca.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-15726, described as 1950's era example of a Mitla wrap around wool skirt. Diagonal weave, red and black, large. Same pattern as textile on loom 3-15727. Purchased from casa Ramona, Hildago, Oaxaca, Oaxaca.

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