Cloth. Upper portion has stepped blocks of slit tapestry and plain weave. Repeated geometricised and diagonal reverse bird motif on tapestry. The same motif appears in diagonal bands in border and simplified version is used on yellow tab fringe. Systematic shifts in colour combinations. Multicoloured alpaca wefts on cotton warps in yellow, blue, red-brown, brown and cream. Restored.

• History Of Use

  Loin cloth ?

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• Type of Item cloth
• Culture Chincha
• Material cotton fibre, dye, alpaca wool fibre
• Measurements height 57.2 cm, width 49.1 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
• Received from Erika H. Sawyer

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• Made in Chincha

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• Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
• Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
• Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
• Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition poor
• Accession Number 2990/0723