Sash Item Number: H1.91 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Part (a) Long sash with three red stripes with short vertical lines separating geometric shapes of an animal down the center and sawthooth patterns along the edges, on blue ground. Thin lines of orange, blue and white separate red stripes, and black on edges. Fringe at one end.
Part (b) Shorter sash than (a), with three red stripes with short vertical lines separating geometric alternating shapes of humans and animals down the center, and sawthooth patterns along the edges, on blue ground. Thin lines of orange, blue and white separate red stripes, and black on edges. Fringe at one end.
Cultural Context
woman's sash
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
- Sash
- Identification Number
- H1.91 a-b
- Type of Item
- sash
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Part A
- height 5.5 cm, width 49.5 cm
- Part B
- height 5.0 cm, width 127.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes ?
- 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 0056/0067 a-b