Weaver's basket
Weaver's basket
Weaver's basket
Weaver's basket

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Weaver's basket,

1200–1400

Chancay
Late Intermediate Period
1995-186.1-.15

Information

Title
Weaver's basket
Dates

1200–1400

Medium
Woven plant material (reeds?), spun and unprocessed wool
Dimensions
10 × 29 × 14 cm (3 15/16 × 11 7/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Craig, in honor of Monique Parsons, Class of 1988
Object Number
1995-186.1-.15
Place Made

South America, Peru, Central coast

Culture
Chancay
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
baskets, raw material, spinning (textile process), textiles, tools, weaving
Materials
reed, wool (textile)
Techniques
weaving

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