Textile Item Number: Sf866 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Irregular, white cotton textile with row of six profile llamas (some partial) with double-headed snakes above their backs. Red and black llamas alternate, each with chevron stripes of yellow, black, blue, and red. The patterning is in a supplementary weft weave. One finished edge is partially intact and has three heading cords in place. The other fabric edges are oxidized or cut.
History Of Use
The technique relates this fragment to others that are bags; however, the piece is too small for certain identification. Llamas, arranged in rows, are a frequent device in coastal Inca textiles (d'Harcourt, pl. 82; O'Neale, pl. 29). However, the iconography and techniques are found in Middle Horizon Period textiles as well.
Iconographic Meaning
Profile view of llamas and double headed serpents.
Item History
What
- Name
- Textile
- Identification Number
- Sf866
- Type of Item
- textile
- Material
- alpaca wool fibre ? and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun, dyed, plied and woven
- Overall
- height 10.0 in, width 2.4 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- between 550 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
- Accession Number
- 0711/0368