Wooden statuette
- Published/Created:
- ca. 1250 BCE
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
8000 BC - 499 AD - Notes:
- There is a beautiful balance between the elaborate wig and simply draped kalasaris.
- Abstract:
- The highly sophisticated effect of Egyptian dress is achieved very simply. The kalasaris, the basic garment for over 2000 years, is formfitting and tubular. It hugs the body from bust to ankles and is held up by one or two shoulder straps or a wide collar. Fabric is opaque and apparently flexible. Usually it is white, yellow, or green; in some cases it is multicolored in zigzag patterns. The quality of the fabric distinguishes the social classes. In time a second kalasaris is over the first. Normally made of sheer fabric, it is cut full and is open at the center front. A left sleeve is often added in late dynasties. Sometimes a sheer mantle is over the kalasaris. Covering only the shoulders, it is oval and has a hole for the head. Frequently it is gathered at the center front, which makes it appear like pleated sleeves.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Sculpture -- Egypt -- 19th dynasty -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- New Kingdom
- Culture:
- Egyptian (ancient)
- Accession Number:
- 4388-015
- Genre:
- costume (mode of fashion): dresses (AAT)
sculpture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Museum
- OID:
- 10542711
- PID:
- digcoll:1817588