Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0466-0002 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Carrying cloth | |
| Culture | Nazca | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Ica Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Nazca | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid-1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: handspun cotton; Native (?) dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular carrying cloth woven wider than long and very loosely in plainweave tapestry technique; Overall pattern is of narrow bands in colors of dark green, yellow/orange, light green, and blue on red background; Decorative cord with evenly spaced fringed knots woven in “chain stitch with needle knitting†technique is attached along both ends of cloth, wrapping partially around corners and along sides; Cord is same red color as cloth with alternating chain stitch segments in white, yellow, dark green, and purple. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 114.0, Length = 89.3 | |