Belt Item Number: 1646/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Narrow belt of wide white band with pink and green geometric shapes, building and bird. Thin pink and green strips on either side, and a green and pink band with white squares runs along both selvedges. Fringe at one end. Strings attached at either end.
Item History
- Made by Pelagia Quispe de Yucra (Maker) in Taquile, Puno, Peru between 1987 and 1992
- Collected during 1994
- Owned by Mary Frame before September 25, 1995
- Received from Mary Frame (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) on September 25, 1995
What
- Name
- Belt
- Identification Number
- 1646/11
- Type of Item
- belt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 4.2 cm, width 108.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Pelagia Quispe de Yucra (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Seller) and Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Taquile, Puno, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1987 and 1992
- Collection Date
- during 1994
- Ownership Date
- before September 25, 1995
- Acquisition Date
- on September 25, 1995
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1646/0011