Banner Item Number: E213 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Square shaped cotton banner with a design consisting of three rows of embroidered birds and animals in pink, blue, orange, white, green, red and yellow on striped background. The stripes are orange, green, yellow, magenta and black.
History Of Use
House banner, used as protection against evil spirits.
Item History
- Made in Nahuala, Solola, Guatemala
- Collected by Robert Richards
- Owned by Robert Richards before June 8, 1972
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller) on June 8, 1972
What
- Name
- Banner
- Identification Number
- E213
- Type of Item
- banner
- Material
- cotton fibre and synthetic dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and embroidered
- Overall
- height 108.4 cm, width 99.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quiche
- Field Collector
- Robert Richards
- Previous Owner
- Robert Richards
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Robert Richards (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nahuala, Solola, Guatemala
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 8, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on June 8, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0199/0016