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1997.2.23

Woman's rectangular shawl

1997.2.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's rectangular shawl
Long description
Woman's rectangular shawl or carrying cloth made of one complete textile. Warp faced plain weave with plain warp stripes in browns, red, orange and green and bands of two- and three-colour complementary-warp patterning mainly in red, white and black. Designs include birds and scrolls. Terminal area near one end. Tubular edging on all four selvages. Sheep's wool. Warp spin Z2S weft Z2S; warp count 32 epi (13/cm); weft count 16 ppi (7/cm).
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Cuzco Dept Pisac
Cultural groups
Quechua
Person
Field collector Robin Woodhouse
PRM source Robin Woodhouse
PRM source Paula Woodhouse
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1975
Date collected
1974 - 1975
Acquisition information
Donated: 1996
Materials and processes
Material Wool Textile Animal, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length x Width 690 x 550 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.2.23 Other numbers: L17
Research and responses

For a list of the works consulted by Linda Mowat while cataloguing this collection, see RDF. [JC 26 8 2013]

Search terms: Clothing, Transport and Travel, Figure, Textile, Shawl, Bird Figure

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