Shawl Item Number: 2946/32 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small woven everyday mantle or shawl. Rectangular with undecorated black upper half and a central band of geometric patterns flanked by rows of animal designs on the lower half. Images of figures and insects. The animal patterns mirror each other across the linear design in the centre of the bottom portion. There are green, blue and purple stripes running horizontally across the lower half. All four sides have a white border with green and purple dots.
Narrative
Candelaria is a small farming village in the high Andes, in the Province of Jaime Zudáñez, municipality of Icla.
Item History
- Made by Santusa Quispe (Maker) in Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
- 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
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- 2946/32
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- wool fibre
- Overall
- height 108.0 cm, width 76.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Creator
- Santusa Quispe (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
- Collection Date
- during February 2012
- Ownership Date
- before March 12, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on March 12, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2946/0032