Textile Item Number: Sf820 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two cut fragments (part a and b) of brown cotton weave of approximately the same size. Each rectangular piece has two brocaded composite motifs with bird, serpentine and humanoid characteristics. One edge on each piece has a tubular woven border with fish motifs.
History Of Use
The technical and iconographic features are consistent with Chancay fabrics but the use of this type of fabric is unclear.
Iconographic Meaning
The composite, brocade motif has a floating bird in the centre and four serpent heads curving out from the central hexagon. It also has two heads (human ? feline ?) with antenna-like projections. Composite motifs are very frequent in Chancay but their meanings are not clear.
Item History
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- Sf820 a-b
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, plied, dyed and spun
- Part A
- height 43.0 cm, width 20.0 cm
- Part B
- height 43.0 cm, width 21.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 900 and 1476
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 89
- Accession Number
- 0711/0322 a-b