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Dress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3289/46 a-b

Two part dress. Long dress (part a) and an underskirt (part b) with a large lace fringe at the bottom. The embroidery features nearby Becal, in the municipality of Calkini, Campeche. It shows people dancing traditional dances, the women in terno and the men wearing jipi (palm) hats. Elements from the natural environment are also shown, for example red hibiscus flowers, palm trees and other greenery. The underskirt has a cinched elastic waist.

  • History Of Use

    Yucatecan traditional terno (dress).

  • Type of Item dress
  • Culture Mexican
  • Material cotton fibre, synthetic fibre
  • Measurements height 94.0 cm, width 67.4 cm (part a) height 84.0 cm, width 56.0 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 3289/0046 a-b

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