One of two strips of cotton textile embroidered with a band of bird and foliage designs in purple and orange yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. See 2008.57.79 and 2008.57.80 for both strips. [MdeA 24/08/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: One of two strips of cotton textile embroidered with a band of bird and foliage designs in purple and orange yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. See 2008.57.79 and 2008.57.80 for both strips. [MdeA 24/08/2009]
Long description: One of two strips of cotton textile embroidered with a band of bird and foliage designs in purple and orange yarn. Used for decorating blouses or 'camisas'. See 2008.57.79 and 2008.57.80 for both strips. The main body of the embroidered band has been made with purple cotton yarn, orange cotton yarn has been used to decorate the bird's and the foliage. There are two birds, the birds are mostly white. The band is 260 mm long and 52 mm wide. The white cotton is creased and frayed along all four edges. [FC 26/8/2009]
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 Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Embroidered, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 285 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2008.57.79
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