Blouse

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"564 - 565. Woman's jacket - "Wadju-malampe"Two long jackets, closed in the front, of dyed, European cotton. These jackets have very narrow sleeves with a number of double button holes in which more or less precious silver or gold buttons are put. They are only worn when the women leave the house, since the women usually leave their upper bodies naked in their houses or wear the large sarongs wrapped over their breasts."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 146). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller