Woven bag of fique (sisal) - Specimen details

Woven bag of fique (sisal) - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 100429

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Plant Name 175.11 AGAVACEAE Agave sisalana Entry Book Number 3.2018
Artefact Name Woven bag of fique (sisal) Vernacular Name
Iso Country Colombia TDWG Region Colombia
Parts Held Woven bag of fique (sisal) Geography Description Tenza, Department of Boyacá
Uses Woven bag of fique (sisal)Use: User: TDWG use
Storage Large shelving Related Items
Donor Mowat, Linda Donor No 8
Donor Date 23/05/2018 Donor Notes
Collector Mowat, Linda Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: made on a traditional upright loom with a circular warp. The bag is woven in warp-faced plain weave with paired warps, and is made from a single complete textile with no cut ends. When the textile is removed from the loom the warps form a set of loops ate, ach end, which are then linked together to form the upper edging of the bag.

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