Textile Item Number: Sf816 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown and white double cloth with warp-wise stripes of bird motifs alternated with solid coloured stripes. Two types of bird designs are alternated: birds in rotational symmetry sharing the same beak and long beaked birds in diamonds with hook outlines. Weft-wise bands of solid colour at both ends. Three selvedges, including one with heading cord, are present. One cut end. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.
History Of Use
Possibly a shroud or shirt fragment. Some evidence of overlapping and sewing to another cloth about 5 cm. from the warp selvedge.
Item History
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- Sf816
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 37.0 cm, width 47.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0711/0318