10 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.2795
Description:
Skirt; tubular, dark blue; cotton. Two pieces sewn together at seams with dark blue thread. 174 cm circumference; 88 cm length
Donor:
Katherine Branstetter and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Zinacantán, Chiapas, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Chiapas, Zinacantan,
Culture or time period:
Tzotzil people
Collector:
Katherine Branstetter
Collection date:
8/25/1969
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 174 centimeters and width 88 centimeters
Comment:
MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: cotton woven. Thread dyed by specialists in Zinacantan. CONTEXT OF USE: Worn by women. Woman steps into skirt, folds top down so bottom is below calf, top high enough for belt. Circumference excess is folded into large vertical inverted pleat in front.