Textile Item Number: 1067/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapestry fragment. Square of off-white woven textile with a design beginning in the corner, arranged in diagonal rows. The design is a serpent head with three spikes on the body. The pattern is repeated in a row in one colour, with the exact negative image filling the background in another colour. The colours include red, pink, brown, blue and yellow. The end of the textile has a horizontal border of red and white negative image swirls. Attached to the border is a thick, flat woven fringe.
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 between 800 and 1200
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell before November 28, 1985
- Received from Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor) on November 28, 1985
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 1067/5
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 32.0 cm, width 25.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Received from
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 800 and 1200
- Ownership Date
- before November 28, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on November 28, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1067/0005