Shirt

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"576. Waistcoat - "Wadju-poko"A very short jacket without sleeves, similar to our vest or waistcoat, with standing collar, closed at the front up to the neck. Made of European white cotton. Collar and breast decorated with buttons of braided silver wire. These waistcoats are usually worn under the common white or colored jackets that always remain open."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 147). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller