Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Shirt

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.57

Description

Long sleeve men's shirt. Four panels of woven fabric create the body of the garment. Front and back have purple supplementary threads in the weft going across the chest area of the shirt, creating triangular and diamond patterning motifs. Neckline embroidered with red and blue threads.

Use

Men'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, Purple, Red, Blue

Notes

Likely woven on a backstrap loom. Purple dye could possibly come from brazilwood.

Made/Created

Place

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

San Mateo del Mar

State/Province

Oaxaca

Country

Mexico

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

menswear, Mesoamerican, shirts (main garments)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Neck: 27.5 cm / Neck to shoulder: 30 cm / Sleeve length: 41cm / Shoulder to shoulder: 50.5 cm / Chest: 60.5 cm / Front length: 45.5 cm / Sleeve opening: 17 cm / Hem: 59 cm

Location

Box

Box 16

Room

Storage Unit

Research Notes

Notes

"Costumes of Mexico" by Chloe Sayer