Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Bolivia - Araona Women's Skirt and Top
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Araona Women's Skirt and Top
Type of Object: Clothing
Materials: Vegetal fiber or cotton
Measurements: Size varies from 11.5 cm. to 50 cm.
Date or Period: Colonial (1533-1825)
Maker: Araona
Designated List Section: IV B Colonial and Republic Textiles -- Indigenous Lowland Traditions
Date of Import Restriction: 12/07/01
Photograph: National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
Copyright: National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Long, straight skirt (noca) and separate bodice (tsotomo) made of cotton or vegetal material such as bark. Noca size is 50 cm. long x 40 cm. wide; Tsotomo size is 11.5 cm. deep x 35 cm. length.

This example of the garment is made out of vegetal fiber, has a bodice (tsotomo) and a skirt (noca), both are decorated with simple stitches of the same material all around the garment.
Keywords:
Araona, shirt, textile, top,

 


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