Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0235 | |
| Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Weaving pick | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Chucuito Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Ilave | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone (alpaca or llama foreleg) | |
| Description | Weaving pick made from foreleg bone of a llama or alpaca from which one end has been cut off and then sharpened to a point; Most of the tissue and muscle has been removed from the unbroken end, with the remnants now dark brown; Pick has not been used, and thus surface is still dull and somewhat greasy; This tool would be used by a weaver to separate the warp yarns in a weaving or to initially seat the weft yarns before using a weaving comb. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 3.7, Length = 21.6 | |