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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