Men trouser
Before 1986 | Gertrudis de Solari
The men's trousers were purchased on the island of Taquile in Lake Titicaca, which is called ‘Intika’ in the Quechua language. Tailored in a ‘modern’ way, with machine seams and a zip, they seem to illustrate a piece of small-town economy and society, where rural indigenous craft traditions meet products from the global North. It shows how the necessary was made from the existing, pragmatic and creative, tradition-conscious and open to new ideas.
The men's trousers were purchased on the island of Taquile in Lake Titicaca, which is called ‘Intika’ in the Quechua language. Tailored in a ‘modern’ way, with machine seams and a zip, they seem to illustrate a piece of small-town economy and society, where rural indigenous craft traditions meet products from the global North. It shows how the necessary was made from the existing, pragmatic and creative, tradition-conscious and open to new ideas.
Collector:
Gertrudis de Solari
Time:
Before 1986
Entry Date:
1986
Object Name
Men trouser
Material/technology:
Wool fabric; mother-of-pearl button and zipper; hand and machine stitching
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South America
Invs.
167989
