Featherwork
| Object Number: | 32823 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Hacienda Warangal La Centinela |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Feather |
| Length: | 142.24 cm |
| Width: | 55.88 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 2175 - Field No SF |
Description
Half of a tabard. Fabric is covered with feather strings except at the shoulder. Yellow ground with a band of yellow and blue scrolls bordered with red and blue stripes. Red feathers from the Scarlet Macaw, yellow and blue feathers from the Blue-and-yellow Macaw. Warps are Z-spun, unplied, and 28 warps/inch in tightly woven areas and 20-22 warps/inch in looser areas. Wefts are Z-spun, unplied, and 22 wefts/inch in tightly woven areas and 20-22 wefts/inch in looser areas. Yarns vary in thickness and twist.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Gift of Birds: The Featherwork of Native South American Peoples (16 Nov 1991 - 28 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Reina, Ruben E., and Kensinger, Kenneth M. 1991. The Gift of Birds: Featherwork of Native South American Peoples.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 22, fig. 2.10, p. 23, fig. 2.12A | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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