Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0268B | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Cloth from ritual bundle | |
| 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. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: alpaca and sheep wool; Aniline dyes; Commercially woven binding tape | |
| Description | Rectangular carrying cloth made from two panels that are seamed together down the center; Each warp-faced panel is woven longer than wide and incorporates a wide black plainweave stripe and a narrow pink one, alternating with narrow stripes that utilize supplementary warps in red, dark blue, pink, dark green, and white to form various geometric motifs that are repeated in segments; Panels are seamed together using flat joining stitch in red; All four edges of seamed cloth are bound in commercially woven green tape. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 79.6, Length = 85.3 | |