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Home-sewn pajama shorts (pijama)
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Woman's pajama/sleep shorts in lightweight puckered (seersucker-type) cotton printed with an allover small-scale floral in pink, orange/gold, and white. High-waisted, full-cut shorts with an elasticized/gathered waistband and a curved, fuller seat; loose legs. Hand/home-sewn construction. The fabric is lightly toned and soft with wear; no maker's label.
2025.1.382
Made and used by María A. Arús Caraballo
These pajama shorts were sewn by the donor from fabric purchased at the state store using the ration card (la libreta de abastecimiento). They directly document Cuba's textile-rationing econom. Home sewing of everyday garments was common in Cuba.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
María A. Arús Caraballo collection
2025.1
Female
adult size
Cotton
Lightweight puckered (seersucker-type) cotton; elastic at waistband. White ground with pink, orange/gold floral print.
Date: undetermined; consistent with the socialist period (the floral print reads 1960s–70s) but not precisely fixable — recommend asking the donor for the year.
No size
Single garment: two-leg shorts with elasticized/gathered waistband. No matching top present.
Good
María A. Arús Caraballo
maker, owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
crafting, use