Shawl Item Number: Sa451 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, rectangular, woman's shawl detailed with multi-coloured stripe pattern and fringe ends that are twisted and tied. The stripes are yellow, green, pink, purple, blue, white, red and maroon.
Item History
- Made by Maria Ordonez Ortiz (Maker) in San Sebastian, Huehuetenango, Guatemala before 2001
- Collected by Elizabeth L. Johnson, Wendy Porter and Zoila Ramirez during 2001
- Owned by Wendy Porter, Elizabeth L. Johnson and Zoila Ramirez before March 2001
- Received from Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller), Wendy Porter (Seller), Zoila Ramirez (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) during March 2001
What
- Name
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- Sa451
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 238.7 cm, width 50.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya: Mam
- Creator
- Maria Ordonez Ortiz (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Elizabeth L. Johnson, Wendy Porter and Zoila Ramirez
- Previous Owner
- Wendy Porter, Elizabeth L. Johnson and Zoila Ramirez
- Received from
- Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller), Wendy Porter (Seller), Zoila Ramirez (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- San Sebastian, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 2001
- Collection Date
- during 2001
- Ownership Date
- before March 2001
- Acquisition Date
- during March 2001
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2552/0003