Panel Item Number: K2.305 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Panel with tie-dyed bands of herringbone pattern, which alternate directions, in white to light blue on indigo. The panel is made of damask with a leaf design. Two opposing ends are unfinished. Some short segments of the heavy cotton thread used to hand-stitch the design prior to dyeing are still attached.
Item History
- Made in Guinea
- Collected by Deborah Taylor between 1971 and 1972
- Owned by Deborah Taylor before 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller) during 1972
What
- Name
- Panel
- Identification Number
- K2.305
- Type of Item
- panel
- Material
- cotton fibre and indigo dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- stitched and tie-dyed
- Overall
- height 130.5 cm, width 153.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dioula
- Field Collector
- Deborah Taylor
- Previous Owner
- Deborah Taylor
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Deborah Taylor (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- between 1971 and 1972
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0200/0013