Woman's outfit

NameWoman's outfit

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1945

Place madeCuzco, Peru, South America

MediumWool, straw, cotton

DimensionsBlack Skirt: 27 1/2 × 26 1/2 in. (69.8501 × 67.3101 cm)
Purple Skirt: 27 × 24 in. (68.5801 × 60.9601 cm)
Hat: 4 1/2 × 14 in. (11.43 × 35.5601 cm)
Shawl: 44 × 36 in. (111.7602 × 91.4402 cm)
Hat: 16 × 4 1/2 in. (40.6401 × 11.43 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.256A-H

Object numberA.1955.86.256 A-H

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionPeruvian woman's outfit which contains two skirts, a jacket, a shawl, a hat, a petticoat, a bag, and a spindle.
a) Black Skirt: Black homespun wool, decorated with 3 bands of woven wool tape sewn near the hem, and wool tape ties at waist.
b) Jacket: green wool, decorated with bands of multicolored wool woven braid and cotton ric-rac, punctuated with white buttons used in a border motif. Front tabs, front pockets, and patch-elbow decorative motifs create the characteristic style of the garment.
c) Purple Skirt: Purple wool skirt with applied wool bands of red, pink, and multicolor, in wool tape
d) Hat: Woman's hat of black and red wool over bowler brim of bound straw. Wool ribbons and streamers and bands of sewn wool and cotton decoration trim the hat. Pointed tabs of multi-colored wool are sewn together or are placed together as outer fringe.
e) Shawl: Black or brown ground, with red and multicolor bands, bound in multicolor woven wool braid. The two pieces of weaving are sewn together.
f) Spindle: Wooden shaft, carved, with circular wooden spindle-whorl.
g) Bag: woven red, pink, yellow stripes long lower fringe. Light diamond motifs on colored bands. Two tassels and tied shoulder bands
h) Petticoat: white cotton with eyelet ruffle