Carrying Cloth
Item number 3486/136 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A small carrying cloth with tassels (unkuña); pattern is of compressed diamonds.
History Of Use
A type of carrying cloth used by women for carrying coca, offerings, and items of value in the Lauramarka area near Mount Ausangate, district of Quispicanchis, region of Cuzco.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor in the Pisac market in 1978.
Specific Techniques
Pattern of compressed diamonds is woven in a supplementary warp weave, a technique that the weavers call “ley”. The cloth is woven with four finished edges on an Indigenous loom. The tubular edging (ribete) is woven and sewn to the cloth at the same time.
Iconographic Meaning
The parts of the cloth are named for animal parts (corner tassels, legs; centre band, heart; diamonds on edgings, eyes), suggesting the cloth is thought of as a living being. Most diamond designs are called lakes (cocha) and are associated with water mythology. Diamond pattern on tubular edging is called ñawi (eyes).
Item History
- Made in Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru
- Collected during 1978
- Owned by Mary Frame before March 23, 2021
- Received from Mary Frame (Donor) on March 23, 2021
What
- Name
- Carrying Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3486/136
- Type of Item
- cloth
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 38.0 cm, width 44.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Mary Frame
- Received from
- Mary Frame (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before March 23, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on March 23, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Accession Number
- 3486/0136
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