Textile Item Number: 3133/29 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven wool textile. Small textile is rectangular in shape, with a tight and un-patterned weave. Decoration is a series of parallel lines of varying widths along the two long edges in shades of tan, red and dark brown, with several patterned lines in brown and red incorporated. At centre of textile is a wide panel of dark brown.
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
- 3133/29
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 104.0 cm, width 52.5 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3133/0029