Hanging Item Number: 2946/30 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Multi-coloured woven "tapiz," or standard style, hanging. Weaving has three loops (green, black and purple) at the top edge and multi-coloured (dark red, orange, blue, green, red and pink) woven flaps along the bottom edge. The main rectangular section is filled with multicoloured images of seven different types devil creatures, four snakes and a lizard. The creatures are on a black background, inside an orange rectangular diamond pattern, with a blue outer border. There is a pink and yellow patterned band along the top and a green and yellow patterned band along the bottom. The back is a mirror image of the weaving on the front.
Narrative
Candelaria is a small farming village in the high Andes, in the Province of Jaime Zudáñez, municipality of Icla. This textile is somewhat unusual in that it was woven by a Quechua man, whereas weaving is usually done by women in that area.
Iconographic Meaning
The devil creatures and snakes are all associated with silver mining in the Peruvian Andes.
Item History
- Made by Damian Flores (Maker) in Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia during 2012
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton during February 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before March 12, 2012
- Received from Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) on March 12, 2012
What
- Name
- Hanging
- Identification Number
- 2946/30
- Type of Item
- hanging
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 54.0 cm, width 35.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Damian Flores (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- during 2012
- Collection Date
- during February 2012
- Ownership Date
- before March 12, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on March 12, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 2946/0030