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1997.2.94

Oblique interlaced flat braid

1997.2.94

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Collection type
Object
Description
Oblique interlaced flat braid
Long description
Oblique interlaced flat braid of very soft brown camelid fibre, alpaca or possibly vicuña. At each end are two short wrapped and tasselled round-sectioned units; 4 similar units at the centre. Yarn spin Z2S.
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Cuzco Dept
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 Alpaca Wool Camelid Textile Animal, Process Braided, Material Vicuna Wool Camelid Textile Animal
Dimensions
Length x Width 1760 x 12 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.2.94 Other numbers: S2
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: Textile, Ornament, Braid, Hair Ornament