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2001.76.2.2

Man's woven trousers. Part of man's costume (with shirt [.1] and sash [.3]).


2001.76.2.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Man's woven trousers. Part of man's costume (with shirt [.1] and sash [.3]).
Long description
Man's trousers. Woven in white with black stripes and then embroidered in alternate bands of two different patterns in green, purple and pink on the legs. Simple style with an inserted cotton gusset. Held at the waist with a sash (see 2001.76.2 .3) [CF 5/2/2003]
Geographical reference
Sololá San Juan La Laguna
Cultural groups
Kaqchikel
Tzʼutujil
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1992
Date collected
1992
Acquisition information
Purchased: 2001
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Embroidered
Dimensions
Length x Width 1060 x 680 mm waist
Object numbers
Accession number: 2001.76.2.2 Other numbers: 2(a)
Research and responses

Information from: Krystyna Deuss, Indian Costumes from Guatemala, 1981, p.40; "The cut of all trousers woven on the hip-strap loom is very simple: apart from the occasional gusset, the sections of cloth are sewn together without any styling. The excess width at the waist is either gathered by a drawstring of folded and held in place by a sash." [CF 2/4/2003]

Search terms: Clothing, Trousers