Loom Item Number: H1.194 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A loom (part a-c) with an unfinished woven textile consisting of green birds and geometric shapes detailed with orange, red, purple, dark green and yellow on a green and white striped ground. The textile is attached to two large, rectangular shaped blocks with triangular indentations at each end (part a). Intertwined in the warp are two bamboo sticks; one cylindrical shaped wooden stick, one flat, rectangular batten with angled, pointed ends (parts c).
Item History
- Made in Ecuador
- Owned by South American Imports
- Received from South American Imports (Seller)
What
- Name
- Loom
- Identification Number
- H1.194 a-c
- Type of Item
- loom
- Material
- wood, cotton fibre, dye and bamboo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and woven
- Part A
- height 99.5 cm, width 55.4 cm
- Part B
- height 55.4 cm, width 4.0 cm, depth 1.1 cm
- Part C
- height 55.2 cm, diameter 1.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes ?
- Previous Owner
- South American Imports
- Received from
- South American Imports (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ecuador
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good