Socks Item Number: Sf493 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, blue socks (parts a-b) detailed with a lozenge pattern and defined outlines for the heel and toes. The socks are wrapped with a yellow, navy, cream and red paper label reading ‘ Orlon Especial; Miriam; Garantia U Calidad’.
History Of Use
Socks are worn by women, pulled up to the knee.
Narrative
Purchased in June 1978 from a vendor on the street near the Santa Clara arch, the street leading into the Cuzco Indian market.
Item History
- Made in Cuzco, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Maureen Maitland and Kate Gibson during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland 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
- Name
- Socks
- Identification Number
- Sf493 a-b
- Type of Item
- sock
- Material
- acrylic fibre, paper and dye
- Part A
- height 70.8 cm, width 15.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame, Janet Macquarrie-Kent, Maureen Maitland and Kate Gibson
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland
- 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
- Cuzco, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before October 10, 1978
- Acquisition Date
- on October 10, 1978
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0490/0097 a-b