Baby Carrier Item Number: Sf1157 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular piece of brown fabric, stitched together at the narrowed ends. One edge is decorated with rectangular shaped, round bone pendants, incised with geometric designs in brown.
History Of Use
Worn diagonally across the upper body by women with small children. The bone pendants hang down on the front half, the child is supported 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 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
- Sf1157
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- cotton fibre and bone
- Overall
- height 60.3 cm, width 15.1 cm, depth 2.1 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 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
- 0861/0051