Fragment: Textile Item Number: 2787/37 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small fragment of brown, purple and pink hand spun, hand loomed, double woven cloth. Made up of two identically patterned pieces of fabric, hand-stitched together at the red band and finished along one edge with a length of dark brown woven cording. Stacked opposing diagonals create a repeated zizzag motif in two of the bands.
Narrative
Mieneke Mees collected cloth while in Peru on a study tour.
Item History
- Made in Peru
- Owned by Mieneke Mees before February 23, 2010
- Received from Mieneke Mees (Donor) on February 23, 2010
What
- Name
- Fragment: Textile
- Identification Number
- 2787/37
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- alpaca wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, width 54.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Mieneke Mees
- Received from
- Mieneke Mees (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2787/0037