Catalog Number | CAS 0514-0197 | |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Rope | |
Culture | Highland Aymara | |
Global Region | South America | |
Country | Peru | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Puno | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Town: Chucuito: Ilave market | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | 1978 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Handspun alpaca yarn | |
Description | Braided rope in colors of white, black, and dark brown, made from three plied strands, two of which are doubled at the beginning and wrapped around the third plied strand, to yield a total of 5 plied strands which are then flat braided; At the the finish end the strands loosely knotted together and left as fringes. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.6, Length = ca. 665.0 |