Scarf Item Number: 3151/23 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wool scarf. Garment is of medium length and relatively wide. Decoration is split into three panels of roughly the same width, running horizontally: both outer areas are filled with alternating lines of brown and dark tan, while the central panel is red with tan diamonds filled with triangular motifs. A line of green and orange runs through the centre, and edging consists of stripes in green, yellow, purple and pink.
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
- Scarf
- Identification Number
- 3151/23
- Type of Item
- scarf
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 146.0 cm, width 21.5 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 3151/0023