"Day of the Dead" skirt
date: label: date made
content: 2009
name: label: retailer
content: Olverita's
notes: label: Description
content: White cotton background with all-over black "Day of the Dead" inspired print of roses and male and female skeletons dressed in traditional Mexican clothing; flared; two inch black waistband with center back button; gathered waist; center back zipper; black cotton underskirt.
label: Description
content: This skirt was acquired at Olveritas in Los Angeles, California as part of the museum's Latino Clothing and Identity Project, which ran from 2008-2009.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: referenced
content: Day of the Dead
label: referenced
content: Latino
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jackson Gift Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0173.003
label: accession number
content: 2009.0173
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0173.003
objectType: label: Object Name
content: skirt
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Lower Body
label: Object Type
content: Skirt
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: center back: 20 3/4 in; 52.705 cm
label: Measurements
content: waist: 33 in; x 83.82 cm