MVC-0208 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Shawl; overall length 174cm; woven cloth 150 x 73 cm; knotting 5cm x 73 cm; fringe 7 cm; ikat dyed, blue ground, white pattern, white horizontal band at each end with blue ikat; ground pattern of dashes and flowers; white band alternates x and 7 dashes; ends with white zigzags. One inch closely knotted with 10 flowers knotted ubl 50 cm l. section in center at 1 end has distorted pattern
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Cuenca market, Cuenca, Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Ecuador; Cuenca market
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman’s shawl and carrying cloth
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 73 centimeters and length 174 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: 3 holes 3-4 cm; several smaller holes; soiling overall