Dress Item Number: 3343/7 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two piece dress: top (part a) and long skirt (part b). Both parts are made of fabric with the same design. Shirt and skirt are off-white with wavy light brown lines. Overtop are grid squares, outlined in dark brown, olive green and orange patterned lines. Inside the squares are olive green and orange geometric shapes, outlined in dotted dark brown lines. Shirt has high neckline, with rounded collar and short puffed sleeves. Closed with five, cloth covered plastic buttons on front. Shirt has tapered waist and white cotton interior lining- except in the sleeves. Skirt has drawstring waist, ties at centre back. Long slit ends halfway up back of skirt. Interior unlined. All parts of dress are hemmed.
Narrative
Dress made by seamstress.
Item History
- Made in Kumasi, Ghana during 1972
- Collected during 1972
- Owned by Millie Morton before January 29, 2019
- Received from Millie Morton (Donor) on January 29, 2019
What
- Name
- Dress
- Identification Number
- 3343/7 a-b
- Type of Item
- dress
- Material
- cotton fibre and plastic
- Part A
- height 64.4 cm, width 70.0 cm
- Part B
- height 97.8 cm, width 53.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ghanaian
- Previous Owner
- Millie Morton
- Received from
- Millie Morton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kumasi, Ghana
When
- Creation Date
- during 1972
- Collection Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- before January 29, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on January 29, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3343/0007 a-b