Cocoa Cloth Item Number: 3151/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cocoa cloth. Textile is roughly square, hemmed along the edges, with groups of large tassels at each corner. Stripes are wide blocks of brown, tan and grey, with a panel of embroidery at centre showing repeating floral motifs in tan on a red background. At edges are rows of pin-striping in colours of pink, green, red, blue and yellow. Tassels are made of strands of twisted wool, several attached by thin cords woven with tiny white glass beads incorporated into the construction.
Narrative
Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.
Item History
- Made in Cuzco, Peru ? before 1978
- Owned by Kate Gibson before February 11, 2016
- Received from Kate Gibson (Donor) on February 11, 2016
What
- Name
- Cocoa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3151/6
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- wool fibre, dye and glass
- Overall
- height 53.0 cm, width 44.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Kate Gibson
- Received from
- Kate Gibson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cuzco, Peru ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Ownership Date
- before February 11, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on February 11, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3151/0006