Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0321A | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Textile (remnant) | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Carabaya Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Macusani | |
| Maker's Name | Anastasio Casazola (husband of Mercedes Ccama) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: handspun alpaca wool | |
| Description | Large rectangular cloth remnant, probably woven on handmade treadle loom; Remnant is woven in balanced twill technique with alternating pairs of white and dark brown to black warps and medium brown wefts, except for band near one end that employs white and dark brown wefts; Remnant includes both weft selvages and one warp selvage, where warp ends are knotted; Opposite end of remnant has been cut. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 72.5, Length = 179.5 | |