Textile Item Number: K4.173 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular shaped textile made of two long pieces of unbleached cotton hand sewn together in the middle with dark pink thread. The ends have a narrow band consisting of narrow stripes of dark red, yellow, navy and green followed by a twisted thread fringe. The bottom is decorated with a thick brown band with thinner yellow, brown, beige and dark green stripes.
Cultural Context
used as a blanket or as a cape.
Item History
- Made in Tanzania
- Collected between 1916 and 1918
- Owned by A. McPhee Warner
- Owned by Lillian Warner before August 1954
- Received from Lillian Warner (Donor) during August 1954
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- K4.173
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and sewn
- Overall
- height 200.7 cm, width 98.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- East African
- Previous Owner
- A. McPhee Warner and Lillian Warner
- Received from
- Lillian Warner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tanzania
When
- Collection Date
- between 1916 and 1918
- Ownership Date
- before August 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2177/0023