Textile Item Number: 3253/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Textile fragment, rectangular in shape, narrowing at bottom. Weave is small and fine, with stripes in shades of brown on bottom, transitioning to red in a step pattern across midpoint, with a red portion at top holding several strips of design on the diagonal. A chevron motif is placed above each step, and two versions of an interlocking key pattern sits near top in brown and light brown-green. Top edge has been turned over and hemmed.
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 300 and 1000
- 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
- 3253/3
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, width 11.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nasca ?
- 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 300 and 1000
- 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
- 3253/0003