Featherwork
32823
From: Peru | Hacienda Warangal | La Centinela
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 32823 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Hacienda Warangal | La Centinela |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Feather |
| Description | Half of a tabard. Fabric is covered with feather strings except at the shoulder. Yellow ground with a band of yellow and blue scrolls bordered with red and blue stripes. Red feathers from the Scarlet Macaw, yellow and blue feathers from the Blue-and-yellow Macaw. Warps are Z-spun, unplied, and 28 warps/inch in tightly woven areas and 20-22 warps/inch in looser areas. Wefts are Z-spun, unplied, and 22 wefts/inch in tightly woven areas and 20-22 wefts/inch in looser areas. Yarns vary in thickness and twist. |
| Length | 142.24 cm |
| Width | 55.88 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 2175 - Field No SF |
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