Peruvian Tapestry with a Knotted Ground
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Technical study of a single pre-Columbian Peruvian textile (Florida State University Museum specimen 1-597) that combines polychrome wool tapestry with a brown cotton openwork ground made of knotted, non-woven "weft" yarns looped around pairs of warps. The article describes the fabric's dimensions, plain-weave remnant, hexagonal tapestry framework with bird motifs, and tapestry border with anthropomorphic and fish figures. It covers yarn analysis (fiber, ply, twist, diameter, counts), color sequences, probable construction on the loom, and design analysis. A yarn-detail table with Maerz & Paul color classifications and an appendix of references on Peruvian openwork fabrics are included.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1960
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 13
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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