Rope Item Number: Sf952 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rope braided from beige and dark brown wool and hair. Partway along, the beige yarns turn to grey and the dark brown yarns to black. The end of the rope is folded at one end, and cut and tied off at the other, leaving a tufted end.
History Of Use
Ropes are used in a number of daily tasks including weaving. Women lash the loom bars of the horizontal ground loom with ropes to stakes driven in the ground.
Cultural Context
weaving
Narrative
Bought from Jose Huatta Yucra, father to Esteban.
Specific Techniques
Yarn is spun s, and plied 3z, and obliquely interlaced with 4 elements in a 1/1/2/2 sequence.
Item History
- Made in Taquile, Puno, Peru during 1984
- Collected by Elizabeth L. Johnson during 1984
- Owned by Elizabeth L. Johnson before June 13, 1984
- Received from Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on June 13, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Field Collector
- Elizabeth L. Johnson
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth L. Johnson
- Received from
- Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- during 1984
- Collection Date
- during 1984
- Ownership Date
- before June 13, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on June 13, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0992/0014