poncho

Man's poncho, orange and red stripes. Alpaca wool woven in two pieces on body tensioned loom. Fringed band prepared separately and then sewn on. Poncho would be worn over a white shirt - handspun and handwoven - with white short trousers. The man would have bare legs and feet, apart form thick soled sandals worn with spurs. Also a black helmet hat made from goat skin - dyed black using ammonia prepared from stale urine. The helmet shape is based on the Conquistadors' metal helments. See slides for image of this costume, and also black and hite contact sheet of photos. Bought in Tarabuco saturday market, Bolivia.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2008.525
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1600 mm x 940 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wool
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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