Skirt

Museum number:
3-27248
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3057
Description:
Skirt, pleated, black wool hemmed with purple, band of purple at top backed with blue which shows for waistband and tie. 2 pcs. orange ribbon pinned to waist. L. 84 cm. Context of use: Part of woman's costume -- 3-27248-53.
Donor:
Robert Miller
Collection place:
Michoacán, Mexico, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
Michoacan
Culture or time period:
Purépecha
Collector:
Alma Capen and Robert Miller
Collection date:
1940s
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 120 centimeters and width 83 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-27248, described as Skirt, pleated, black wool hemmed with purple, band of purple at top backed with blue which shows for waistband and tie. 2 pcs. orange ribbon pinned to waist. L. 84 cm. Context of use: Part of woman's costume -- 3-27248-53.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-27248, described as Skirt, pleated, black wool hemmed with purple, band of purple at top backed with blue which shows for waistband and tie. 2 pcs. orange ribbon pinned to waist. L. 84 cm. Context of use: Part of woman's costume -- 3-27248-53.

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