Cloth Item Number: Sf984 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A plain neutral coloured cloth with series of three bright bands of stripes in red, yellow, green and blue and two narrow stripes in between, and stripes on the selvedge. Coloured fibre woven into bottom edge, creating small tassels at one bottom corner and braid at the other.
History Of Use
Warp-faced fabrics with three or four selvedges are woven by women on the indigenous style loom, a staked-out horizontal ground loom, or an adjustable tension (body) loom. The technique and structure have pre-Conquest antecedents, and as in ancient times, the fabrics are used in their rectangular form without cutting or shaping. This style of unkuna is an all-purpose carrying cloth, frequently used for carrying a midday meal of boiled potatoes and dried fish. Men and women use them for hand bundles. Young girls sometimes use them for carrying things on their backs.
Narrative
Sold by Esteban Yucra Huatta; maker unknown.
Specific Techniques
Plain colour areas or stripes are warp-faced plain weave. Design bands are a complementary warp weave with 2 and 3 span floats.
Cultural Context
carrying cloth
Item History
- Made in Taquile, Puno, Peru during 1981
- 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
- Name
- Cloth
- Identification Number
- Sf984
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, plied, woven, retwisted and spun
- Overall
- height 61.5 cm, width 70.0 cm
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 1981
- Collection Date
- during 1984
- Ownership Date
- before June 13, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on June 13, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0992/0011