Textile Item Number: 1067/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Textile is brown and woven with a geometric pattern in the centre. The pattern has two small, red squares above and below a large red diamond. The red shapes are on a background of half green and half brown, surrounded by a cream border. There are random squares of red and cream on the brown textile around the central pattern. The edges of the textile are irregular.
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
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell before November 28, 1985
- Received from Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor) on November 28, 1985
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 1067/18
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 16.6 cm, width 11.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Received from
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1067/0018