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Peru - Chancay Loom
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Chancay Loom
Type of Object: Tool
Material: Wood, Textile
Measurements: 50 x 20 cm.
Date or Period: 1000-1300 A.D.
Maker: Chancay
Designated List Category: IB1 Chancay Loom
Date of Import Restriction: 06/11/1997
Photograph: National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Copyright : National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Looms are commonly found in Chancay culture, sometimes with pieces of the textile still on the loom. Often these pieces of cloth show varied techniques and are referred to as ‘samplers.'
Keywords:
Chancay, cloth, loom, Pre-Columbian Perishable Remains, Pre-Columbian Textiles, textile, tool,

 


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