Strap Item Number: 1593/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, unfinished, thin woven strap consisting of small white geometric shapes with a green stripe running through the middle, on a red ground. The alternate side has small red geometric shapes with green detailing on a white ground. The sides are bordered with a thin blue stripe. The end of the strap consists of long, multicoloured twine twisted and tied together; other end has small amounts of twine.
Item History
- Made by Marcelina Quispe Flores (Maker) in Taquile, Puno, Peru before 1984
- Collected during 1984
- Owned by Mary Frame before January 31, 1993
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on January 31, 1993
What
- Name
- Strap
- Identification Number
- 1593/5
- Type of Item
- strap
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 187.8 cm, width 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Marcelina Quispe Flores (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1984
- Collection Date
- during 1984
- Ownership Date
- before January 31, 1993
- Acquisition Date
- on January 31, 1993
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1593/0005