Bag

Item number Sf988 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Bag, rectangular, with bands in grey and varying shades of brown. The vertical bands are flanked by narrow black and light brown stripes on a medium brown field. The sewn side seams and bag mouth are reinforced by overcasting.

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. A very traditional type bag which is used by women to sow wheat.

Specific Techniques

Plain colour areas or stripes are warp-faced plain weave. Alpaca yarns are z spun and plied 2-s. Warp-faced plain weave; construction is by folding and sewing a 4 selvedge rectangle on 2 sides. Closely spaced overcastting stitches form the side seams and at the bag mouth.