Chancay. Headcloth, Fragment, 1000–1532. Cotton, 29 1/2 × 60 in. (74.9 × 152.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.1312.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.29.1312.10.jpg)
Chancay. Headcloth, Fragment, 1000–1532. Cotton, 29 1/2 × 60 in. (74.9 × 152.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.1312.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.29.1312.10_detail01.jpg)
Chancay. Headcloth, Fragment, 1000–1532. Cotton, 29 1/2 × 60 in. (74.9 × 152.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.1312.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.29.1312.10_detail02.jpg)
Headcloth, Fragment
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Chancay
MEDIUM
Cotton
DATES
1000–1532
PERIOD
Late Horizon or Late Intermediate Period
DIMENSIONS
29 1/2 × 60 in. (74.9 × 152.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
29.1312.10
CREDIT LINE
Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Gauze weave headcloth of beige-colored cotton with geometrical and figural (feline heads and birds) designs. One side with the zigzag patterns is wider than the other. Comprised of 3-4 panels.
Condition: one hole at side.
Size: adult or undetermined. Probable wearer: female or undetermined. Vertical cotton warp. Cotton weft. Cotton embroidery. Knotting (NK). Woven square mesh, embroidered (AR). 4 loom panels -twice as many as normal.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Chancay. Headcloth, Fragment, 1000–1532. Cotton, 29 1/2 × 60 in. (74.9 × 152.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 29.1312.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.29.1312.10.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.29.1312.10.jpg., 2018
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