Belt Item Number: 1593/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wide, rectangular shaped cotton belt consisting of patterned bands of small white birds and geometric shapes with a thin green stripes running horizontally, on a red ground. One end has nine short braids that are bound together by a section of red twisted twine. Each end has a red twine tie.
Item History
- Made by Marcelina Quispe Flores (Maker) in Taquile, Puno, Peru before 1987
- Collected during 1987
- 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
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 1593/10
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
- Overall
- height 101.8 cm, width 7.1 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 1987
- Collection Date
- during 1987
- Ownership Date
- before January 31, 1993
- Acquisition Date
- on January 31, 1993
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1593/0010