Donkey Strap
Item number 3612/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Donkey strap. Long thin woven textile with black and white designs with opalescent plastic fibres included. The black and white designs flow through sections of repeating diamonds, stripes, chevron, hourglass, x's and other geometric designs. Edged with thin bands of alternating blue and red rectangles along either side. There is short fringe on both ends.
History Of Use
Used as a strap to secure a load onto a donkey.
Narrative
Purchased from a Turkmen seller (sometime during 2002-2004) in the market area of Ishkashim town, who said it was woven by a woman in his family. The donor was working in the remote Wakkhan Corridor of the far northeast of Afghanistan, where goods were commonly transported by donkeys, on dirt roads.
Item History
- Made in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
- Collected between 2002 and 2004
- Owned by Jane Murphy Thomas before February 2, 2023
- Received from Jane Murphy Thomas (Donor) on February 2, 2023
What
- Name
- Donkey Strap
- Identification Number
- 3612/2
- Type of Item
- strap
- Material
- wool fibre, dye and plastic
- Overall
- height 1145.0 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Who
- Culture
- Turkmen ?
- Previous Owner
- Jane Murphy Thomas
- Received from
- Jane Murphy Thomas (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 2002 and 2004
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3612/0002
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