Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0074 | |
| 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 | Teodora Mamani Naupa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: sheep and camelid wool | |
| Description | Woman’s rectangular carrying cloth, comprising two warp-faced panels that are seamed together down the center; Each panel is woven longer than wide in a plainweave technique; Design consists of wide stripes woven in sequence of colors (light brown, medium brown, and gray) alternating with 3 decorative patterned bands, which employ supplementary warps to produce the patterned designs in colors of maroon, lavender, red, orange, pink, green, purple, black, light blue, and white; Colors and patterns are slightly different on the two panels; Flat joining stitch worked in segments of color (green, orange, lavender) to seam the panels together. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 103.5, Length = 117.2 | |