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Dress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3289/47 a-b

Two part dress. Long dress (part a) and an underskirt (part b) with an open weave or lace fringe in pale teal at the bottom. The skirt is bell-shaped with an elastic waist. The embroidery includes images of pyramids, birds and people. The scene is tropical, lush, floral and verdant.

  • History Of Use

    Yucatecan traditional terno (dress).

  • Iconographic Meaning

    The design is an idealised representation of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica. There are pyramids and exotic birds that are now endangered but whose feathers were considered precious by ancient Mesoamerican societies.

  • Type of Item dress
  • Culture Mexican
  • Material cotton fibre, synthetic fibre
  • Measurements height 88.5 cm, width 67.5 cm (part a) height 79.5 cm, width 53.0 cm (part b)
  • Creator Addy Caridad
  • Field Collector Laura Osorio
  • Previous Owner Laura Osorio
  • Received from Laura Osorio, Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation
  • Made in Nunkini
  • Creation Date during 2017
  • Collection Date between 2017 and 2018
  • Ownership Date before April 11, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on April 11, 2018
  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3289/0047 a-b

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