2008.57.67

Collection type

Object

Description

Strip of cotton textile embroidered with two bands of bird and plant motif in black yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. [MdeA 24/08/2009]

Long description

Strip of cotton textile embroidered with two bands of bird and plant motif in black yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. The white cotton textile onto which the pattern has been embroidered has a slight red colouration. There are four birds on each embroidered band. The bands are 32 mm apart on the white cotton textile and roughly 350 mm long and 30 mm wide. [FC 25/8/2009]

Geographical reference

Belize

Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Belize

Person

Field collector Marianne Schrimpff

PRM source Marianne Schrimpff

Date / Period

Date made: Before 1970-1989

Date collected

1970 - 1989

Acquisition information

Donated: 05/12/2007 Acquired: 2008

Materials and processes

Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Process Embroidered, Process Dyed

Dimensions

Width 70 mm, Length 550 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2008.57.67

Research and responses

Please note strips like this are used to decorate the neck hole and sleeves of women's traditional blouses 'camisas'. Three strips are used per blouse. [MdeA 24/08/2009]

Associated publications

See Marianne Cardale Schrimpff Techniques of Hand Weaving and Allied Arts in Colombia (DPhil thesis in Balfour Library: 3 vols, text, drawings and photos). [MdeA 30/01/2009]

Search terms: Textile, Specimen, Clothing Textile