blouse
- Museum number
- Am1994,03.1
- Description
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Woman's blouse (blusa bordada in Spanish); made of factory-made calico/cotton cloth; cap sleeves; drawstring across back of neck; black embroidery around armpits and at neck and sleeve edge; band of black geometric embroidery across shoulder, along sleeve edge, and across front of neck opening.
- Production date
- 20thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Length: 70 centimetres
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Width: 51 centimetres (across arms)
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Width: 68 centimetres (at hem)
- Curator's comments
- See Sayer, Chloë. Mexican Costume. London: British Museum Press, 1985 p. 158 for similar blouse.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1994
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1994,03.1
