Textile Item Number: Sf844 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two fragmentary tapestry panels in brown, red, and two yellows. Major design is a diamond with four hooks arranged in radial symmetry. Repeated at least four times. Borders of interlocked step frets and stripes on both long edges of each fragment. Blue yarn used to sew two panels together for a short distance. Remnants of more blue yarn on both outside edges of the panels. Many holes and unraveled yarns. One panel discoloured. Parts of all selvedges of both panels are present. Z-spun, two plied s yarn, however there are some z-spun single wefts.
History Of Use
The tapestry panels are an obscure shape and the use is not known. The motif appears on another fabric with tripartite sash ends from Pachacamac (Van Stan, fig. 51a) and a geometric version of it on an altar-cloth (Tsunoyama, fig. 82). Yarn and wave features are consistent with central coast (Rowe).
Item History
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- Sf844
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre, alpaca wool fibre ? and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun, plied, woven and dyed
- Overall
- height 42.5 cm, width 35.0 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
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0346