Shawl Item Number: Sf873 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Textile with multi-colour stripes alternating with bands of geometric shapes in black and white. Each group of stripes is separated by bands of brown. The warp ends are finished by folding and machine stitching. One weft selvedge has all the thread floats from one colour area to the next.
History Of Use
A shoulder shawl and carrying cloth which is used by women. It is woven on a Spanish style floor loom with weft faced designs to imitate the look of more traditional stripes mantas that are warp-faced and woven on a back strap loom. The Indian women who use them, clearly distinguish the two types. This is the less durable, less expensive type.
Narrative
Contemporary shawl: made and purchased between 1949 and 1966.
Item History
What
- Name
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- Sf873
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 117.0 cm, width 112.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Huancayo, Junin, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1966
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0711/0375