Textile Item Number: 3133/30 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woven wool textile. Small textile is nearly square in shape, with a tight and un-patterned weave. Decoration is a series of parallel lines of varying widths along two long edges in shades of dark green, orange and black, with some patterned lines in red and tan incorporated. Background colour is red. A thin cording decorated with red and green diamond shapes has been sewn to 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
- 3133/30
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 77.5 cm, width 73.5 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
- 3133/0030