Shawl Item Number: Sf458 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Small, rectangular green wool shawl with white stitching along the edges and floral design in the bottom corners. There is a lighter green fabric strip that attaches the two sides together.

History Of Use

Square of material, joined at two adjacent corners by a small tab. Worn in two manners; one method was over the neck, with the tab at the throat and the material arranged over the shoulders, the other method was over a felt hat with the tab at the front and with the material draped over the hat, covering the sides and back of the head.

Cultural Context

worn by women

Narrative

Purchased in the Huaras Indian market from Emma Morale, who made the shawl in the town where she lives, Monterey, a few kilometers north of Huaras.

Item History

What

Name
Shawl
Identification Number
Sf458
Type of Item
shawl
Material
dye, wool fibre and cotton fibre
Overall
height 52.4 cm, width 39.7 cm

Who

Culture
Quechua
Creator
Emma Morales (Maker)
Field Collector
Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Kate Gibson and Janet Macquarrie-Kent
Previous Owner
Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland
Received from
Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Huaraz, Ancash, Peru

When

Creation Date
before 1978
Collection Date
during 1978
Ownership Date
before October 10, 1978
Acquisition Date
on October 10, 1978

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
0490/0062