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2008.57.76

Strip of cotton textile embroidered with a band of geometrical designs in black yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. [MdeA 24/08/2009]

2008.57.76

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Collection type
Object
Description
Strip of cotton textile embroidered with a band of geometrical designs in black yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. [MdeA 24/08/2009]
Long description
Strip of cotton textile embroidered with a band of geometrical designs in black yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. The bands have been embroidered on opposite sides of the white cotton textile. The bands are roughly 70 mm apart, 245 mm in length and and 35 mm wide. The white textile is creased and frayed on all four sides. [FC 26/8/2009]
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 Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Embroidered
Dimensions
Width: max 105 mm, Length: max 580 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2008.57.76
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

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