Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0065 | |
| 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: Qelgay | |
| Maker's Name | Señora Chura De Qowa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: alpaca wool | |
| Description | Rectangular shawl worn by woman or young girl and woven on 4-stake horizontal loom; Shawl is woven longer than wide and entirely in warp-faced plainweave technique; Design field consists mostly of wide stripes in several shades of brown, with a series of narrow parallel stripes in maroon, pink, and white near each side edge and running the entire length of the shawl; Decorative border with scalloped edge in red and outlined in white is crocheted around all four edges of shawl. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.7, Length = 76.5 | |