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Item number Sf827 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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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.