Hip Cloth Item Number: Sf1098 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square shaped cloth with stripes made from hand-spun wool and coloured yarn. Detailed are thick black stripes bordered by thin bands of red, orange, yellow, green, purple, dark red, and white. There is fringe on four sides in green, white, orange, pink, black, yellow and purple.
Cultural Context
Worn by men; every day use.
Item History
- Made by Juana Quispe Vargas (Maker) in Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia before 1983
- Collected by Mary Frame during 1983
- Owned by Mary Frame before October 27, 1983
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on October 27, 1983
What
- Name
- Hip Cloth
- Identification Number
- Sf1098
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- sheep wool fibre, dye and synthetic fibre
- Overall
- height 66.8 cm, width 61.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Juana Quispe Vargas (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Mary Frame
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1983
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before October 27, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on October 27, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0948/0005