Shawl Item Number: 3097/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular brown shawl with wide striped bands on the left and right edges and a colourful patterned panel in the centre. The centre panel has a seam in the centre where the two halves are stitched together with alternating pink, purple, orange, and white thread. The wide bands along the edges are striped with orange, light tan, black, and burgundy. They are also patterned with thinner stripes, dotted stripes, and one pink and white stripe with a zigzag with small circles on either side. The centre panel is made up of two identical flipped bands sewn together. These bands have burgundy, black, and orange stripes. They also have a wide pink, white, and yellow band in the centre with a diamond pattern. There is a circle with a dot at the centre inside the diamonds.
History Of Use
Worn by women as a shawl (ahuayo; mantle).
Specific Techniques
Plain coloured stripes alternating wtih stripes of complementary warp in double weave.
Item History
- Made in Bolivar, Cochabamba, Bolivia between 1800 and 1900
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Joanna Staniszkis before February 5, 2015
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis (Donor) on February 5, 2015
What
- Name
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- 3097/17
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- alpaca wool fibre, dye and aniline dye
- Overall
- height 82.1 cm, width 100.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua and Aymara
- Previous Owner
- Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from
- Joanna Staniszkis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivar, Cochabamba, Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1900
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3097/0017