Trousers

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"558 - 559. Trousers - "Saluwara-maponjtjo"Two short trousers similar to our swim pants, which are worn under the sarongs by men and women. The material from which they are made is a beautiful silk, made by the natives, red, brown, yellow and black striped. The men, who only wear these short trousers, the sarong half folded around their chest and tightly wound under the armpits always appear with naked legs."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 145). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller