Footed Pants Item Number: 811/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woman’s very loose-fitting, grey-blue drawstring pants with attached foot coverings. Made of cotton, rayon or cotton/silk textile. The pink drawstring is made of braided cording. There are large gussets in the front and back at the crotch area. At the ankle, the fullness of the textile is finely pleated onto the attached foot coverings, which resemble socks and are shaped to fit the foot; the tops are made of the same textile as the pants and are embroidered with slightly darker floss in a dense floral pattern; the soles are black. The garment is pieced in places.
History Of Use
Pants of this style were part of a traditional Pashtun costume, which consisted of dress, pants, shoes and veil, but this costume started to go out of style in the 1930s.
Narrative
Collected by Allice Legat in 1977, when she was doing anthropological field work in Afghanistan.
Item History
- Made in Ghazni, Afghanistan during 1930
- Collected in Kabul, Afghanistan ? during 1977
- Owned by Allice Legat before June 21, 1982
- Received from Allice Legat (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on June 21, 1982
What
- Name
- Footed Pants
- Identification Number
- 811/8
- Type of Item
- pant
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre ? and rayon fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, sewn, embroidered and braided
- Overall
- height 108.0 cm, width 78.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Pashtun: Kuchi
- Previous Owner
- Allice Legat
- Received from
- Allice Legat (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ghazni, Afghanistan
- Collected in
- Kabul, Afghanistan ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1930
- Collection Date
- during 1977
- Ownership Date
- before June 21, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on June 21, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0811/0008