Blanket Item Number: Sa219 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blanket formed by a rectangular woven textile with a short fringe at each end and a pattern of evenly spaced white spots on a black ground.
History Of Use
Wrapped about the hips like a kilt. Completely covers the white under-trousers. The 2 fringed ends of the weaving are drawn to the back, and the blanket is held with a leather belt (O'Neale).
Cultural Context
worn by mne
Item History
What
- Name
- Blanket
- Identification Number
- Sa219
- Type of Item
- blanket
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 61.5 cm, width 136.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nahuala, Solola, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0404/0016