Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0233L | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Rope | |
| 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 | 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Handspun llama yarn | |
| Description | Braided rope in colors of white and medium brown, made from 3 plied strands of which two are doubled and wrapped around the third plied strand at the start end to yield a total of 5 plied strands, which are then flat braided; At finish end the strands are sewn down with an additional white yarn; Rope is used to lash a loom to the loom stakes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = ca. 446.0 | |