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Object Number 46-77-30/10130
Display Title Bag with yarn skeins
Descriptions
Object Description Pouch; piece of slit tapestry with stepped block design on one side, three rows of birds and other figures on other in magenta, pink, dark red, dark brown, yellow, blue camelid. Folded over, stitched up sides to make pouch, stuffed with small hanks of camelid yarns in many colors; two additional wads of yarn (13 x 7 cm.). Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag with yarn skeins, polychrome stepped and bird effigy design
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
  • Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Cuzco Region / Acomayo Province / Acos
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 13 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 46-77-30/10130

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Skeins of yarn, modern?
73-6-30/7356 Skeins of yarn, modern?
Fiber
Raw Material
Peru
Skeins and ball of thread
80-61-30/24053G Skeins and ball of thread
Fiber
Raw Material
Peru
3 Skeins of Yarn
2004.24.33189 3 Skeins of Yarn
Peru
Yarn skein
80-61-30/24060 Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
80-61-30/24056A Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
80-61-30/24053B Yarn skein
Fiber
Raw Material
Peru
Yarn skein
46-77-30/7731 Yarn skein
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Chavina
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54563A Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon
Yarn skein, camelid
09-1-30/74625C Yarn skein, camelid
Fiber
Raw Material
Ancon
Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667B Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
26-66-30/F667C Yarn skein
Raw Material
Fiber
Peru
Yarn skein
87-61-30/54446 Yarn skein
Fiber
Ancon