Pants

NamePants

Artist Artist unrecorded

Place madeTurkmenistan, Southern Asia, Asia

Place madeIran, Southern Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, elastic, silk

Dimensions35 1/4 × 23 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (89.5 × 60 × 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Zahra Farmanfarmaian, A.2019.4.31

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2019.4.31

ProvenanceDonor acquired this collection from her mother who collected circa 1970s in Iran or otherwise acquired as family heirloom.

DescriptionThese pants seem to be reconstructed from an older pair(s). The lower leg is older and consists of a red striped fabric heavily embroidered with chain and running stitches to create intricate geometric patterns in black red and beige enhanced with orange, purple, and green. The inner leg and crotch are are of red cotton with a white, pale blue and brown pattern. The main body of the pants is of a light-weight blue cotton and the upper hip of a small-flowered print calico.