Shawl Item Number: 2833/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Colourful small woven textile with long fringes at each end. Made of strands of purple, orange, pink, green, yellow, red, white and turquoise yarn woven into solid stripes, embellished with a central panel of embroidered figures and motifs in the same colours. Large cross-hatches, stitched in white thread, reinforce the ends near the fringe.
Item History
- Made in Guatemala before 1980
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Margaret Laudan before October 31, 2010
- Received from Margaret Laudan (Donor) on October 31, 2010
What
- Name
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- 2833/2
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 124.0 cm, width 69.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Laudan
- Received from
- Margaret Laudan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1980
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before October 31, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on October 31, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2833/0002