Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3295/46

Woven table runner with bands of solid colours and repeating designs running down the length of the textile. From the centre band of orange, repeating on each side: medium pink, red, light green, dark green, and then band of repeating rectangles of light blue and light purple with various animals designs, bordered with thin bands of white with a brown wave throughout. Then yellow, pink, brown. The edge of the textile is finished with embroidered diamonds.

  • Narrative

    Small folded tag from the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco attached.


  • Type of Item textile
  • Culture Peruvian
  • Material wool fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 153.0 cm, width 40.0 cm (overall)

  • Creator Antonia Callanaupa
  • Previous Owner Barbara Heller, Michael Karton
  • Received from Barbara Heller, Michael Karton

  • Made in Cuzco

  • Creation Date before 2017
  • Ownership Date before April 11, 2018
  • Acquisition Date on April 11, 2018

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3295/0046