Shawl
Item number Sf458 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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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
- Made by Emma Morales (Maker) in Huaraz, Ancash, Peru before 1978
- Collected by Mary Frame, Maureen Maitland, Kate Gibson and Janet Macquarrie-Kent during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame, Kate Gibson, Janet Macquarrie-Kent and Maureen Maitland before October 10, 1978
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller), Kate Gibson (Seller), Janet Macquarrie-Kent (Seller), Maureen Maitland (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on October 10, 1978
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
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
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)
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
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