Bag Item Number: 3151/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wool bag. Small purse is square, with a black lining, and a long, thin, ribbon-like handle. Bag is decorated with vertical stripes in various widths, in colours of dark red, tan, grey, pink, blue and orange, with three strips of a loose herringbone weave in tan. Back and front are nearly identical. Handle has a dark wave motif on a multicoloured, striped background.
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
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3151/8
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- wool fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
- Overall
- height 62.0 cm, width 14.0 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
- 3151/0008