Apron Item Number: 1493/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beaded apron with fringe. The apron has three bands of beadwork within a woven orange frame. The top band has rows of white, blue and orange above and below a row of white triangles on an orange background. The centre band is white. The bottom band is rows of white, blue and orange above and below a double row of interlocking white triangles on an orange background. Below the last band is an orange fringe, longer at the ends. Attached to each end of the top woven edge are two thin string ties.
Narrative
Said to be from the Roraima area of Brazil.
Item History
- Made in Roraima, Brazil ? during 1980
- Owned by Fulvia Fadigar De Sousa before October 21, 1991
- Received from Fulvia Fadigar De Sousa (Donor) on October 21, 1991
What
- Name
- Apron
- Identification Number
- 1493/1
- Type of Item
- apron
- Material
- cotton fibre and glass
- Overall
- height 1.0 cm, width 39.0 cm, depth 15.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Lower Amazon
- Previous Owner
- Fulvia Fadigar De Sousa
- Received from
- Fulvia Fadigar De Sousa (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Roraima, Brazil ?
When
- Creation Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before October 21, 1991
- Acquisition Date
- on October 21, 1991
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles; beadwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1493/0001