Shawl
MOA: University of British Columbia
3097/14
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.
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Specific Techniques
Bold stripes alternating with complementary warp in double weave.
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History Of Use
Worn by women as a shawl (ahuayo; mantle).
- Type of Item shawl
- Culture Quechua, Aymara
- Material alpaca wool fibre, dye
- Measurements height 88.1 cm, width 120.3 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Joanna Staniszkis
- Received from Joanna Staniszkis
- Made in Bolivar
- Creation Date between 1850 and 1899
- Collection Date during 1975
- Ownership Date before February 5, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 5, 2015
- Item Classes textiles
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3097/0014