Poncho/blanket

Museum number:
16-20173a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0073 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Poncho/blanket; 147 cm x 145 cm. Two panels each 72 cm sewn together; fringe at each end 5 cm; heavy wool; narrow vertical stripes of varied tones of red, blue and brown. b) collar; 64.5 x 10 cm; same colors as poncho. Collar converts blanket to poncho by opening seam at midpoint.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Otavalo market, Otavalo, Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Ecuador; Otavalan market.
Collection date:
1967
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ponchos
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
garment and blanket; collar
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
b— width 10 centimeters, a— length 145 centimeters, a— width 147 centimeters, and b— length 64.5 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Very good condition.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Poncho/blanket, accession number 16-20173a,b, described as Poncho/blanket; 147 cm x 145 cm. Two panels each 72 cm sewn together; fringe at each end 5 cm; heavy wool; narrow vertical stripes of varied tones of red, blue and brown. b) collar; 64.5 x 10 cm; same colors as poncho. Collar converts blanket to poncho by opening seam at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Poncho/blanket, accession number 16-20173a,b, described as Poncho/blanket; 147 cm x 145 cm. Two panels each 72 cm sewn together; fringe at each end 5 cm; heavy wool; narrow vertical stripes of varied tones of red, blue and brown. b) collar; 64.5 x 10 cm; same colors as poncho. Collar converts blanket to poncho by opening seam at midpoint.

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