Sash Item Number: E167 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long thin fabric with woven bands. The fabric is black with long thin purple stripes. Perpendicular to the stripes are thick colourful bands with a small diamond motif. There are 2 groups of bands in the middle and a single band on each end, for a total of 8. The back is unlined.
History Of Use
Worn around huipil.
Narrative
Collected by Robert Richards while travelling in the Guatemalan highlands.
Item History
- Made in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- Owned by Robert Richards before April 20, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) on April 20, 1972
What
- Name
- Sash
- Identification Number
- E167
- Type of Item
- sash
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 50.7 cm, width 130.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0190/0005