Pants; men's. Short legs, drawstring waist. Brocade design in red, green, orange and pink. .
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:
January 22, 1971
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wool yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trousers
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 81.28 centimeters and length 60.96 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy; rolled MATERIALS, TECHNIQUES: Cotton thread. Wool yarn decoration. NATIVE NAME AND MEANING: Made by women; worn by men. Moderately fancy pants. Top rolled over until bottom of troucer reaches top of knee. Worn with hat # 3-25505. Materials purchased from Ladinos.