MVC-0548 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
shawl; 177 cm x 66 cm; plain weave; 3 identical 41 cm x 43 cm embroidered patterns of flowers tied with ribbon; 9 cm knotted warp fringe on each end; 4.5 cm macrame on each end;
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
Ecuador
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Synthetic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Woven shawl
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
length 66 centimeters and width 177 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: embrodiery frayed; discolorartion in various areas;