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2010.13.37

Baby carrier called see-tchu, worn slung from the head, made from white cotton yarn. [FC 24/03/2010]

2010.13.37

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Collection type
Object
Description
Baby carrier called see-tchu, worn slung from the head, made from white cotton yarn. [FC 24/03/2010]
Long description
Baby carrier called see-tchu, worn slung from the head, made from white cotton yarn. The carrier consists of a rectangular piece of woven cotton yarn 685 mm long and 275 mm wide onto which a circular length of woven white cotton approximately 85 mm wide with faint brown stripes has been partially stitched. [FC 25/03/2010]
Geographical reference
Colombia
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Colombia
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Person
Field collector Donald Tayler
Field collector Ione Tayler
PRM source Donald Tayler
Date
Date collected
1968-70
Acquisition information
Donated: 11/06/2009 Acquired: 17/02/2010
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Width: max 275 mm, Length: max 685 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2010.13.37

Search terms: Textile, Children and Childcare, Clothing, Bag, Baby-carrier

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