Textile Item Number: M3.276 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The textile fragment is rectangular with three circles in a brown corner square. Two of the three circles show crouching animal figures on the dark brown background. The third circle shows a woman’s head on an orange background. At one end red wool is added to the textile’s warp and pulled out at regular intervals, creating rows of a fringe on the backside.
Narrative
Collected by H. V. S. Page.
Item History
- Made in Egypt during 201 BCE
- Collected during 1923
- Owned by H. V. S. Page before 1963
- Received from H. V. S. Page (Donor) during 1963
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- M3.276
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre, flax fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- hand woven and dyed
- Overall
- height 34.5 cm, width 23.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- H. V. S. Page
- Received from
- H. V. S. Page (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
When
- Creation Date
- during 201 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1923
- Ownership Date
- before 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during 1963
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0100/0030 b