Child's shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Name/Title

Child's shirt

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.53

Description

Boy's shirt with multicolored embroidery. Repeating purple animal motifs and angular multicolor patterns at the shoulders, and repeating blue antlered animal (possibly moose or deer) above a multicolor angular pattern. Above the hem is the same repeating purple animal figure and pattern from the shoulders. At center front and center back two red animalistic figures with tails are positioned on their hind legs. Neck line trimmed with pink bias tape; cuffs and hem are trimmed with blue bias tape. Side seams and under sleeve seams not sewn.

Use

Boy's garment for everyday use.

Collection

Nancy Romero Mesoamerican Dress Collection

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

2021.3

Source or Donor

Nancy Romero

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Nancy Romero

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shirt

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

White, Blue, Red, Green, Pink, Multicolor

Notes

Likely woven on a backstrap loom

Made/Created

Place

Region

Sierra Madre Occidental

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Sierra Madre Occidental

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Huichol [Linguistic Community]

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

childrenswear, Mesoamerican, shirts (main garments), embroidery (visual works)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Neck: 34.5 cm / Neck to shoulder: 24 cm / Sleeve length: 45 cm / Shoulder to shoulder: 48 cm / Chest: 42.5 cm / Front length: 87.5 cm / Sleeve cuff: 12 cm / Hem: 43 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit