Poncho Item Number: Sf424 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Poncho made of warp faced stripes hand-woven in vertical bands of natural beige and brown cameloid yarns, which are highly twisted, with four bands of green at each side. The edges and neck are finished with a strip of woven fabric that has two bands of green.
History Of Use
This type of mestizo poncho is everyday wear in the Uilcanote and Urumba Valleys. The tradition of regionally distinctive dress is still a feature of some of the remote villages of highland Peru. The costumes are a mixture of Spanish influence with surviving indigenous aspects and materials.
Cultural Context
worn by men
Narrative
Bought at the Sunday markit in Pisac in the Urubamba Valley.
Item History
- Made in Pisac, Cuzco, Peru during 1950
- Collected by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson before October 10, 1978
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on October 10, 1978
What
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Kate Gibson
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pisac, Cuzco, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 1950
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0028