Featherwork
| Object Number: | 32824B |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Hacienda Warangal La Centinela |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Feather Cotton |
| Height: | 101.6 cm |
| Width: | 36.83 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 2175 - Field No SF |
Description
Yellow feather ground with a band of blue and yellow scrolls and a single border row of blue feathers. Row of pink feathers along the lower edge. At the opposite edge from the finished edge, red feathers with indigo borders form a step design. Cotton plain weave fabric with paired warps ("Chimu weave"). Warps are Z-spun and 40-44 pairs/inch and wefts are S-spun and 30-34 wefts/inch. 32824B/C appear to belong to the same object while 32824A may not.
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. 2.11B; p. 23, fig. 2.12A/B/C | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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