Ancon PeruvianTextile Fragment with Zigzag Pattern in Discontinuous Warp (Likely Part of a Tunic)
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Ancon PeruvianTextile Fragment with Zigzag Pattern in Discontinuous Warp (Likely Part of a Tunic)
Middle Horizon600 - 1000
Camelid fiber
19 11/16 x 12 13/16 x 1/16 in. (50 x 32.5 x 0.2 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
2000.3.95
Acquisition Date:
Shipped to Bryn Mawr College January 17, 1963
Geography:
South America, Peru, Andes (South Coast)
Classification:
Unclassifiable Artifacts; Artifact Remnants; Cloth Fragments
Culture/Nationality:
Ancon
Collection:
Ward M. Canaday Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- chevrons - Simple geometric forms composed of Vs used singly, in a vertical series, or in a string to form a zigzag.
- Middle Horizon - The fifth of the seven main chronological phases recognized in Andean archaeology, generally dating 600-1000 CE.
- Peruvian - Of or belonging to the nation of Peru or its people.
- textiles - General term for carpets, fabrics, costume, or other works made of textile materials, which are natural or synthetic fibers created by weaving, felting, knotting, twining, or otherwise processing. For works of art or high craft that employ textile as a medium, prefer "textile art (visual works)."
- warp patterning - Textile weaving technique in which a pattern is formed or the ground enriched by the use of more than one series of warp ends; the patterning is done using either a supplementary or complementary warp.
- zigzags - Lines or bands composed of a series of chevrons.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Clothed in Meaning: Archaeological Textiles from the Ancient Andes Bryn Mawr College , Mar 1, 2002 – Mar 29, 2002
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Völkerkunde, Gewebe mit unterbrochenen Ketten aus dem vorspanischen Peru (Pre-hispanic Peruvian Textiles with Discontinuous Warp) (Berlin: Kulturbesitz, 1996), 123, 163. Figure Number: Color Plate XV, 59 a-c
- Ann Pollard Rowe, Warp-Patterned Weaves of the Andes (Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, 1977), 27. Figure Number: 16
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