Textile Item Number: 1067/15 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square of red and yellow woven textile with two designs arranged on alternating diagonal rows. The first design is three diamonds clustered together. The second is a bent line resembling the letter 'P'. Each pattern is repeated in a single row in red, with the exact negative image filling the background in yellow.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Item History
- Made in Peru between 1000 and 1476
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell before November 28, 1985
- Received from Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor) on November 28, 1985
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 1067/15
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye and wool fibre
- Overall
- height 44.0 cm, width 38.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Received from
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 89
- Accession Number
- 1067/0015