Shirt: tubular, dark blue. Two pieces, seams joined together with pink, yellow and green embroidery thread.
Donor:
Katherine Branstetter and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Chiapas, Tenejapa
Culture or time period:
Tzeltal people
Collector:
Katherine Branstetter
Collection date:
8/17/1969
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 106.68 centimeters and width 118.11 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy; attachments; rolled MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Cotton. Made on foot looms and dyed with indigo dye. NATIVE NAME AND MEANING: Tsek- (skirt) CONTEXT OF USE: Made and worn by women. Everyday and festive skirt. Woman steps into skirt, is kept smooth in back. Top is folded down to bring bottom to below calf and top below bust. Pleast are started on right front and made 5" deep, lapping to left on outside. Materials purchased from Ladinos by the wara (sic) (33 inches long) at markets. ROLE IN TRADE: Made by women. Materials purchased from Ladinos at markets.