Textile Item Number: 3253/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Cloth consists of five strips of fabric sewn together in an overhand stitch. The pieces have decorations incorporated into the small, tight weave: Top panel is a medium brown, undecorated. Second strip is narrow, red and brown-pink, with an interlinking H pattern. Centre strip is wider than the others, with a double line of yellow blocks sitting on a red background. Next panel is a smaller yellow interlinking H pattern on red. The final panel is yellow with two lines of square holes above a fine, thick fringe.
History Of Use
Originally thought to have been part of a mummy wrapping.
Narrative
Said to have been collected during a trip to Peru in 1967, then taken to Britain for verification and framing, by friends, and then returned to the donor in Canada in 1969.
Item History
- Made in Ica, Peru ? between 601 BCE and 200
- Collected between 1967 and 1969
- Owned by Rhoda B. Moss before July 7, 2017
- Received from Rhoda B. Moss (Donor) on July 7, 2017
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 3253/1
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 32.0 cm, width 54.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Paracas ?
- Previous Owner
- Rhoda B. Moss
- Received from
- Rhoda B. Moss (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ica, Peru ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 601 BCE and 200
- Collection Date
- between 1967 and 1969
- Ownership Date
- before July 7, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on July 7, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3253/0001