Skirt

Museum number:
3-4830
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030004830
Accession number:
Acc.1942X
Object count:
1
Description:
Red, yellow, green and white refajo skirt for dress wear. Made by Sierra Popouluca woman. "Refajo" skirt woven by a Sierra Popoluca woman of Soteapan, Veracruz, on a girdle-back loom. Worn wrapped around the waist with the warp in horizontal position. This is a very good specimen.
Donor:
George M. Foster
Collection place:
Soteapan, Veracruz, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Veracruz; Soteapan
Culture or time period:
Popoluca
Collector:
George M. Foster
Collection date:
March 1941
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
October 4, 1942
Context of use:
Made by a Sierra Popoluca woman. Used for dress occasions.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Comment:
L-3-6
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-4830, described as Red, yellow, green and white refajo skirt for dress wear. Made by Sierra Popouluca woman. "Refajo" skirt woven by a Sierra Popoluca woman of Soteapan, Veracruz, on a girdle-back loom. Worn wrapped around the waist with the warp in horizontal position. This is a very good specimen.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-4830, described as Red, yellow, green and white refajo skirt for dress wear. Made by Sierra Popouluca woman. "Refajo" skirt woven by a Sierra Popoluca woman of Soteapan, Veracruz, on a girdle-back loom. Worn wrapped around the waist with the warp in horizontal position. This is a very good specimen.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 3-4830, described as Red, yellow, green and white refajo skirt for dress wear. Made by Sierra Popouluca woman. "Refajo" skirt woven by a Sierra Popoluca woman of Soteapan, Veracruz, on a girdle-back loom. Worn wrapped around the waist with the warp in horizontal position. This is a very good specimen.

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