Male Traje Campera (Andalusian style riding suit)

NameMale dance costume: Pants, jacket, vests, sashes, chaps, botas and suspenders

Maker Gonzales

Place madeMadrid, Spain, Europe

MediumWool, cotton, synthetic or silk, metal, leather

DimensionsPants a: 38 9/16 × 15 9/16 in. (98 × 39.5 cm) (width at waist)
Jacket b: 20 7/8 × 17 11/16 in. (53 × 45 cm) (width at shoulders)
Vest c: 16 9/16 × 13 9/16 in. (42 × 34.5 cm) (width at shoulders)
Vest d: 18 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (47 × 40 cm) (width at shoulders)
Sash e: 78 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (198.5 × 24 cm) (not including fringe)
Chaps g: 36 1/4 × 33 1/16 in. (92 × 84 cm) (not including straps and ties)
Bota h: 15 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (39.5 × 17.5 cm)
Bota i: 15 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (39.5 × 18 cm)
Suspenders j: 24 13/16 × 2 11/16 in. (63 × 6.8 cm) (width at center back)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2011.22.6a-j

Object numberA.2011.22.6a-j

DescriptionPants (a): Gray and black striped twill weave, high waist short pants with long zipper front placket, large buttons at waist for suspenders, a pair of metal concha-like buttons at outside lower legs on horizontal banded "cuffs." Jacket (b): Gray wool long sleeved jacket with black velvet shawl collar, two decorative tasselled black braid medallions at each side with black trimmed slit pockets next to them at the waist. Cuffs have five button decorative diagonal plackets at cuffs. Lined in blue and red quilted black satin. Tag at top center back reads "Gonzales, Pez 11 Madrid." Vest (c): Gray wool with black satin black and white satin lining, black binding around edges and slit front pockets. Vest (d): black velvet fronted with V neck and four buttons below. Waist bottom has two points at each side, front and back. Black satin back and lining. Sash (e): Deep orange twill weave wool with twisted and tasselled fringe at each end. Sash (f): Same as e only slightly longer and narrower. Chaps (g): Medium golden brown suede leather chaps with long ties at waist, step through straps at back center (knee area) and thong lacing at crotch. Botas - left (h) and right (i): Warm dark brown suede boot covers with appliqued cut out leather geometric forms around tops and down center fronts. Fringes on outsides from bottom of cutout designs, two long pieces of fringe wrapped around and tied together on inside. Bottom edges of covers raised at backs and dark brown elastic straps positioned at bottom just before raised area. Lined in soft gray leather. Suspenders (j): Brown, maroon and cream elastic suspender straps with medium brown leather ends at front sides and center back. Front ends pierced and with leather buttonhole ended straps running through. Back has cutout buttonholes in leather end piece.