Shawl Item Number: 3097/14 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl made up of two panels sewn together at the vertical centre with dark brown thread. The left panel is colourful and patterned with a 8 cm black band towards the seam, the innermost third of the right panel is a black ground and the outer two thirds are colourful and patterned. Both panels are patterned with vertical stripes and vertical bands containing zigzag, checkered, striped, and concentric circle patterns. The left panel fades from a wide purple band into the black band, while the right panel has a sharp divide between the patterned and black sections. The shawl is edged with orange stitching, the lower left corner is not edged.
History Of Use
Worn by women as a shawl (ahuayo; mantle).
Specific Techniques
Bold stripes alternating with complementary warp in double weave.
Item History
- Made in Bolivar, Cochabamba, Bolivia between 1850 and 1899
- 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
- 3097/14
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- alpaca wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 88.1 cm, width 120.3 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 1850 and 1899
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before February 5, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 5, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3097/0014