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Woolen poncho with geometrical motives and long fringes
Black woolen poncho with white geometric motifs: the 'greca' (Cordry, 1968:174).\ The poncho covers the upper body and is worn by boys and men. During the day it was also used to display market goods. At night the poncho is used as a blanket. Similar ponchos were already worn in the time before the Spanish conquest.\Nowherever, the poncho is woven in weft strips, with the ornamentation being made …
Type of item
- Object Type: poncho
- poncho
- Poncho
Date
- voor 1964
Medium
- Material: wool
- wool (hair material)
- Wool
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 1964
Provenance
- 1964-01-24
- Aankoop
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/103943
Format
- Technique: weaving techniques
- textile techniques
- Weave
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- black
- ambergris
- tapestry (process)
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-11T07:13:13.286Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-10-15T07:33:21.569Z