Basket

Name/Title

Basket

Entry/Object ID

1982.01.156

Tags

Peru

Description

Weaving basket. Contents were probably not part of the find but assembled later. Contents include cabuya backstrap, two weaving swords, tan spindles, two balls of cotton yarn and assorted alpaca yarns.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.01

Source or Donor

Mike D. May, David C. May

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mike D. and David C. May

Made/Created

Date made

900 CE - 1500

Place

Country

Peru

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Peru

Region

Central Andes

Continent

South America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Fiberworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5-1/8 in

Material

Plant Fiber

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Weaving basket. Contents were probably not part of the find but assembled later. Contents include cabuya backstrap, two weaving swords, tan spindles, two balls of cotton yarn and assorted alpaca yarns.