Textile Item Number: 3256/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular cloth is constructed in a fine weave, with geometric patterns connected by open-work stitching. Two large zigzagging lines separate the areas of patterning. At bottom is a row of similar stepped motifs. Cloth is coloured shades of brown.
Narrative
Rosita Tovell's father was a collector of Peruvian pre-Columbian ceramics. Rosita moved to Peru in the early 1960s, while her husband served as ambassador to Peru and Bolivia. During this time Rosita began to study and collect pre-Columbian Peruvian ceramics and textiles.
Item History
- Made in Chancay, Lima, Peru between 1000 and 1476
- Collected during 1965
- Owned by Rosita LeSueur Tovell
- Owned by Susan Moogk before July 25, 2017
- Received from Susan Moogk (Donor) on July 25, 2017
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- 3256/5
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 53.0 cm, width 42.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chancay
- Previous Owner
- Rosita LeSueur Tovell and Susan Moogk
- Received from
- Susan Moogk (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Chancay, Lima, Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1000 and 1476
- Collection Date
- during 1965
- Ownership Date
- before July 25, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 2017
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3256/0005