Basket Item Number: Sf1043 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular woven basket with a flat bottom, sides that curve slightly inwards, and a woven handle arcing from one side of the rim to the other. A very short length of blue yarn is woven onto one side.
Item History
- Made by Rosendo Quispe Cruz (Maker) in Taquile, Puno, Peru
- Collected by Elizabeth L. Johnson during 1984
- Owned by Rosendo Quispe Cruz and Agustin Quispe Mamani
- Owned by Elizabeth L. Johnson before June 13, 1984
- Received from Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on June 13, 1984
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- Sf1043
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- grass, wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 17.5 cm, diameter 26.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Rosendo Quispe Cruz (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Elizabeth L. Johnson
- Previous Owner
- Rosendo Quispe Cruz, Agustin Quispe Mamani and Elizabeth L. Johnson
- Received from
- Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Collection Date
- during 1984
- Ownership Date
- before June 13, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on June 13, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0992/0027