DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Shirt

NameShirt

CultureAsháninka; also known as Chunchu and Macheyenga

Date1919

Place madeJunín, Peru, South America

Mediumwild cotton

Dimensionsoverall: 1 m. 22 cm. L x 1 m. 6 cm W

Object numberA.1961.7.1

DescriptionCushma, straight sleeveless shirt of wild cotton, worn by men and women and subdivisions of Arawak stock. Sewn together at sides and center. Man's neck opening vertical, w's horizontal stripes are of medium light greyish brown. and dull pinkish-possibly local dyes? or commercial? Obtained w/ rest of costumes by donor