Shawl

Museum number:
16-20226
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Alternate number:
MVC-0231 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Shawl; 180 x 190 centimeters; dark blue and white; diamond twill weave with 2 white stripes along each selvedge and at each end; fringe at each warp end and along one selvedge and at each end; fringe at each warp end and along one selvedge; fringe 18 centimeter
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Ecuador
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Rayon and Wool (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
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 180 centimeters and length 190 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: good condition
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 16-20226, described as Shawl; 180 x 190 centimeters; dark blue and white; diamond twill weave with 2 white stripes along each selvedge and at each end; fringe at each warp end and along one selvedge and at each end; fringe at each warp end and along one selvedge; fringe 18 centimeter

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