Textile Item Number: 1067/19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small abstract multicoloured textile. The sections are separated by white lines in a diamond shape and the diamond shapes are separated by vertical white lines. The background section colours are red, pink, light green, dark green, light brown and black. The shapes within the sections are random and multicoloured half circles, steps and squares. Two of the edges appear to have been cut.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Item History
- Made in Peru
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell before November 28, 1985
- Received from Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor) on November 28, 1985
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 1067/19
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 22.6 cm, width 11.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Wari
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Received from
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1067/0019