Textile Item Number: Sf827 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A rectangular grey fragment of plain weave cotton with a row of three crested birds which are brocaded in red and four shades of yellow camelid yarn. Weft faced stripes in two shades of yellow border the row of birds. A separately woven tape with fringe alternates stripes of dark yellow with red and light yellow and is sewn to the warp selvedge of the fragment. Two cut edges and two selvedges are present. The plain weave ground cloth is unevenly battened just above the design area. Z-spun, s plied yarns.
History Of Use
The type of supplementary weft patterning and the yarn construction are typical of Chancay textiles (Rowe). This fragment could be from the border area of a poncho shirt or loincloth. The bird's crest, with the triangular termination, shows some Chimu influence so it may date to the period of Chimu influence on the central coast.
Item History
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- Sf827
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven and dyed
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 25.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 1300 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
- 0711/0329