Textile Fragment

CG852611-6381

From: Peru | Pachacamac (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number CG852611-6381
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac (uncertain)
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Feather | Cotton
Description

Feathered textile with mosaic pattern woven on a cotton cloth. Plain weave cotton with paired warps and single wefts (Chimu weave). Yarns are S-spun with 60 paired warps/inch and 20 wefts/inch. Selvedge on the left side. The bottom edge may be naturally frayed while the other two edges were cut at some point. Blue feather ground with a band of blue and yellow scrolls along one edge. Feathers from Blue-and-yellow Macaw.

Height 35.56 cm
Width 44.45 cm

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