Apron Item Number: H2.40 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black, triangular piece of leather with a fringe and border of alternating sections of red and black seeds sewn onto it. The centre of the piece features decorative beading with black, red and white-brown coloured seeds, as well as the necks of three gourds, sewn so that they protrude from the leather at a ninety degree angle.
Item History
- Made in Ecuador
- Collected between 1934 and 1954
- Owned by Klara Adler before July 10, 1960
- Received from Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) on July 10, 1960
What
- Name
- Apron
- Identification Number
- H2.40
- Type of Item
- apron
- Material
- leather skin, seed, gourd fruit, fibre, grass and paint ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, strung and sewn
- Overall
- height 35.0 cm, width 56.0 cm, depth 7.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Amazonia ?
- Previous Owner
- Klara Adler
- Received from
- Klara Adler (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
When
- Collection Date
- between 1934 and 1954
- Ownership Date
- before July 10, 1960
- Acquisition Date
- on July 10, 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0056/0119