Spindle Item Number: 3111/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden spindle painted with black and red bands near pommel, surrounded by thin white bands. Slightly broken at ends.
History Of Use
For spinning fibres such as wool for textile weaving.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Cultural Context
textile production
Item History
- Made in Lima, Peru between 1000 and 1476
- Collected during 1964
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Owned by Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell before May 21, 2015
- Received from Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor) on May 21, 2015
What
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell, Susan Moogk, Patricia Skahan, Peter H.M. Tovell and Rosemarie L. Tovell
- Received from
- Susan Moogk (Donor), Rosemarie L. Tovell (Donor), Peter H.M. Tovell (Donor) and Patricia Skahan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- Collection Date
- during 1964
- Ownership Date
- before May 21, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on May 21, 2015
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3111/0026