Loincloth

Woven Textile

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Name/Title

Loincloth

Entry/Object ID

1982.01.31

Tags

Peru

Description

Loin cloth, a white cotton cloth with red and blue brocade in cats' head motifs on one end. A figure is drawn on the plain weave area, which appears to be modern, possibly for modern enhancement of textile. fragment in warp-face pick-up, in wave motif. Brown and white.

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

1100 - 1350

Place

Region

Central Coast, Peru, Central Andes

Continent

South America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Coast, Peru, Central Andes

Continent

South America

Culture/Tribe

Chimú, Chancay Moche

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Loincloth

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

9-1/4 in

Length

17-1/4 in

Material

Cotton, Handspun Wool

Color

Brown, White, Red, Blue

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Descriptive Label

Label

Loin cloth, a white cotton cloth with red and blue brocade in cats' head motifs on one end. A figure is drawn on the plain weave area, which appears to be modern, possibly for modern enhancement of textile.