Textile Item Number: Sf845 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Strip of red slit tapestry with a woven design of large, closely spaced yellow feathers. A separately woven tapestry band of yellow and red interlocking step frets is sewn to one long side. No warp selvedges are present but parts of all weft selvedges are.
History Of Use
The colours and technical features are typical of Chancay tapestry (Rowe), but the feather motif is usually associated with Inca Period fabrics (p.c., Alan Sawyer). A late Chancay sash (Tsunoyama, pl.1) has feather and interlocked spiral motifs in the same range of colours.
Iconographic Meaning
The feather motif has an obviously avian connotation.
Item History
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- Sf845
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- alpaca wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun, plied, sewn, dyed and woven
- Overall
- height 81.0 cm, width 13.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1400 and 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 89
- Accession Number
- 0711/0347