Weaving Tool Item Number: 2990/759 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden weaving or knitting tool (needle?; heddle rod?). Thin stick with an acute point and a knob at the other end. Slightly broken and cracked.
Item History
- Made in Lima, Peru between 1000 and 1476
- Collected between 1950 and 1975
- Owned by Alan R. Sawyer
- Owned by Erika H. Sawyer before January 15, 2013
- Received from Erika H. Sawyer (Donor) on January 15, 2013
What
- Name
- Weaving Tool
- Identification Number
- 2990/759
- Type of Item
- tool
- Material
- carob tree wood
- Overall
- width 53.0 cm, diameter 0.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Alan R. Sawyer and Erika H. Sawyer
- Received from
- Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1975
- Ownership Date
- before January 15, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on January 15, 2013
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2990/0759