Summary
Piece of woven fabric, using traditional Latvian patterns from the Zemgale region with a contemporary colour scheme. Woven by Anna Apinis, circa 1990-1995 on a hand made draw loom using 11 shafts. This fabric length was an experimental piece for Anna. The loom on which this fabric was woven was made for Anna by fellow survivors of World War II, in Memmingen, a displaced persons camp in Germany with wood scavenged from bombed-out ruins. It was designed by Anna's husband Ervins. Anna used the loom to weave traditional Latvian designs using threads gathered by unravelling old scraps of fabric. Anna brought the loom with her to Australia and continued to weave Latvian designs on it.
Physical Description
Length of fabric handwoven in wool using a traditional Latvian floral pattern. Small flowers in red, yellow and white have been woven in the centre of a white grid set against a black background.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Maker
Mrs Anna Apinis, Revesby, New South Wales, Australia, 1990-1995
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Other Association (See Comments)
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
750 mm (Length), 1010 mm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
750 mm (Length), 1010 mm (Height)
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References
Contemporary Craft and Cultural Identity Project, by Deborah Tout- Smith and Anna Malgorzewicz for MoV and Monash University History Dept, 1992.
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Keywords
Clothing Accessories, Cultural Identity, Handcrafts, Latvian Communities, Latvian Immigration, Traditional Costumes, Weaving, Woolwork, Refugees, Displaced Persons Camps, Displaced Persons
