Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0044 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Shawl | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Carabaya Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Macusani | |
| Maker's Name | Donata Quispe Chura | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: alpaca wool; Crocheted yarns: Alpaca and sheep wool; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular shawl (donor calls it an older style wide scarf in her notes) woven longer than wide in warp-faced plainweave technique; Overall color is dark brown, with multicolored stripe (purple, light and dark red, light and dark green, white) near each side; Decorative edging is done in double crochet stitch in colors of green/yellow mixed and blue/white mixed along both weft selvages; Wide dark brown panel woven in double crochet stitch is added to each end of the shawl, terminating in dark brown fringe; Pieced into the double crocheted panel on each end are 5 small round medallions, all woven in single crochet stitch in yellow and green, blue and white, or a mixture of all four colors. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 69.8, Length = 141.8 | |