Bag Item Number: 3133/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven bag. Bag is rectangular, with a woven handle extending from the top corners. Tassels hang from the body, three from the bottom and one from each side, constructed of a short braided rope and a gathering of several wool strands in a variety of thicknesses and colours. Body is decorated in vertical stripes of patterning with motifs in animal and human forms interspersed with undecorated lines, dots, and checkers. Handle is green, tan and dark pink with pinwheel and bird (?) motifs. Interior of bag is unlined.
Narrative
This collection (3133/1-35) was brought to Vancouver by the donor's father's family, when they moved here from Bolivia in the 1940s.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia before 1950
- Owned by Elspeth Webster
- Owned by Catherine Webster before October 2, 2015
- Received from Catherine Webster (Donor) on October 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3133/6
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 46.0 cm, width 31.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua ?
- Previous Owner
- Elspeth Webster and Catherine Webster
- Received from
- Catherine Webster (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1950
- Ownership Date
- before October 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on October 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3133/0006