Textile Item Number: 705/52 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square, cream, cotton textile detailed with purple, red, orange, yellow, green and pink geometric patterns. The central motif forms a square with small circular mirrors in the centre and around the outer edge. The border of the textile is black with a green, red, blue and white triangular, beaded fringe. At each point of the triangles is a thin, circular piece of metal. The corner sections have larger beads and small sections of purple fringe.
Item History
- Made in Gujarat, India
- Owned by Marta Friesen before March 3, 1981
- Received from Marta Friesen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on March 3, 1981
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 705/52
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye, glass and metal
- Overall
- height 52.2 cm, width 49.3 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Marta Friesen
- Received from
- Marta Friesen (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gujarat, India
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 3, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on March 3, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0705/0052