Group of Ancient Peruvian Fabrics
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Philip Ainsworth Means describes a group of twenty-four small ancient Peruvian textile specimens (catalogued 540-A to 540-X) from the collection of H. A. Elsberg. The pieces are assigned to the Tiahuanaco (c. 600-900 A.D.) and Late Chimu (c. 900-1400 A.D.) periods of the Peruvian coast. Each entry gives size, fibers, colors, weave (double-cloth, basket weave, tapestry with kelim slots or jours, dropped weft, fringes), design and a stylistic date. Plates reproduce several of the specimens, and a short conclusion notes the collection's blue and green dyes, bast fibers, fringes and an unusual brocade-like technique in 540-G.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1927
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 16
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