Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0073 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Carrying cloth | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Carabaya Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Macusani | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: alpaca and/or sheep wool | |
| Description | Rectangular carrying cloth or over-shawl comprising two longer-than-wide panels that are seamed together down the center; Each panel is woven in warp-faced plainweave technique, alternating plainweave bands with bands that include single color supplementary warps to produce variety of geometric designs; The latter are done in dark red, light green, purple, pink, and orange; Flat joining stitch used on center seam and worked in segments of different colors; All four edges of seamed cloth are covered in a narrow warp-faced plainweave tape that is wrapped around the end and side selvages; At corners, a length of the tape extends beyond the corner and then loops back before being secured along the adjacent side, thus forming a corner fringe or tassel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 125.7, Length = 94.5 | |