Bag
Item number 3486/68 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Bag for sowing seeds with a broad, patterned panel in the centre. A variety of birds are repeated on both faces, flanked by bands of natural black and white.
History Of Use
Different types of Andean bags (bolsas, generic term, Spanish) have different names and characteristics. Striped bags woven in natural colours and used for sowing seeds are called wayakas (Quechua) or talegas (Aymara). Striped sacks woven in natural colours called costales (Spanish) are differently sized for particular crops, and seem to have been part of an archaic system of measures.
Narrative
Purchased by donor in Sucre in 1983 in the shop of Elizabeth Rojas.
Specific Techniques
Centre panel is woven in a complementary warp weave with 2-span floats in diagonal alignment. Wool is hand spun.
Item History
- Made in Potolo, Potosi, Bolivia
- Collected during 1983
- Owned by Mary Frame before March 23, 2021
- Received from Mary Frame (Donor) on March 23, 2021
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3486/68
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 34.0 cm, width 30.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Potolo, Potosi, Bolivia
Who
- Culture
- Quechua and Aymara
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before March 23, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on March 23, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Accession Number
- 3486/0068
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