Textile Item Number: 3133/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven wool textile. Small textile is rectangular in shape, bottom corners rounded, with an un-patterned weave. Decoration is a series of parallel lines of varying widths in shades of red, dark red-orange, dark blue, and tan, with the tan areas holding images of horses, birds, large cats(?), foliage, pinwheels and other motifs. The colouring is reversed on the back of the textile. A short fringe decorates three of the edges.
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
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 3133/26
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 51.5 cm, width 72.0 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
- 3133/0026