Baby Carrier Item Number: Sf1158 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Baby carrier consisting of a tubular structure of cotton cord, lozenge shaped netting. The cords are strung with small black and larger red seeds in an alternating pattern.
History Of Use
Worn diagonally across the upper body by women with small children. The child is supported in it against the hip.
Narrative
The collector purchased this from Juan Rodriguez P., proprietor of The Jungle Shop, in Lima on May 27, 1982. It was said to have been made by the Campa people living on the Rio Cenapa in Peru. The Campa live primarily in the eastern foothills of the Peruvian Andes, although a small number live in Brazil.
Item History
- Made in Amazonas, Peru before May 1982
- Collected by Mary Frame in Lima, Peru during 1982
- Owned by Mary Frame before February 10, 1983
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 10, 1983
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- Sf1158
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- cotton fibre, seed and dye
- Overall
- height 61.6 cm, width 10.1 cm, depth 3.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Ashaninka
- 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
- Amazonas, Peru
- Collected in
- Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before May 1982
- Collection Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- before February 10, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on February 10, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0861/0052