Pantalones

Pants

2017-17-2

From: Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2017-17-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kekchi
Provenience Guatemala | Santiago Atitlan
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 20th century
Section American
Materials Cotton Cloth | Cotton Thread
Description

Man's pants made of cotton. Ground cloth is narrow vertical stripes of purple and white. Both legs are covered in brighly colored embroidered birds and plant leaves alternating with a webbed geometric pattern of stacked rhomboids in lavendar, black, pink, orange and green. Waist and seams are machine stitched. Waist is plain with no drawstring.

Length 83.5 cm
Width 59.1 cm
Credit Line Gift from the Estate of Mariette Anne LaBastille, 2017

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