Accession No
1951.949
Description
Textile Piece - Rectangular piece of white cotton cloth sewn up into a tubular form. Gap in the weft about 3/4" long in middle. One half originally had an outer layer of brown cotton cloth in 2 sections separated by gap of 3/4", which was woven into the white in 2 panels each bearing a cat monster. To the double end is sewn a broad, very loose pink fringe, and to the other a short white fringe.
Place
Americas; South America; Peru
Period
Late Intermediate Period
Source
Wellcome Museum [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1951.949
Cultural Affliation
Material
Textile; Cloth; Fabric; Cotton
Local Term
Measurements
120mm x 640mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: ?South Coast; Research: Item examined By Bushnell.Geoffrey.H.S On - " Probably S. Coast. Late."
Event Date 11/7/1990
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rectangular piece of white cotton cloth sewn up into a tubular form. Gap in the weft about 3/4" long in middle. One half originally had an outer layer of brown cotton cloth in 2 sections separated by gap of 3/4", which was woven into the white in 2 panels each bearing a cat monster. To the double end is sewn a broad, very loose pink fringe, and to the other a short white fringe.
Event Date 11/7/1990
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Jane Feltham (June 1991) notes: "Long sleeve sewn up as offering (could not get hand through it) and attached to red wool garment fragment. Plain weave fragmentary. Sleeve all cotton double cloth with further attachment at one end. Odd construction - needs further investigation. Central Coast. Late Intermediate Period."
Event Date 1991
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.1014 | Repack
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: cft31
Description (Physical description)
Length of woven textile, sewn into "tube". 2 images of creatures. Fragment of red textile at one end.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa
FM:137632
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