Interlocked Join

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A join formed by linking the elements of adjacent areas with each other each time they meet. Such joins are characteristic of highland tapestry weaving styles, such as Huari and Inca, and coastal groups such as the Inca.

Excerpt from
  • Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295, from Irene Emery, The Primary Structures of Fabrics (Washington D.C.: The Textile Museum, 1980, 2009): 80.
  • Ann Rowe, “Technical Glossary for Textiles,” in Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks, edited by Elizabeth Hill Boone (Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1996): 467-469, from Irene Emery, The Primary Structures of Fabrics (Washington D.C.: The Textile Museum, 2009).

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apply to objects where classification_name equals textiles
apply to objects where description contains interlock
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General Description
A join formed by linking the elements of adjacent areas with each other each time they meet. Such joins are characteristic of highland tapestry weaving styles, such as Huari and Inca, and coastal groups such as the Inca.

Excerpt from
  • Ann Rowe, “Glossary,” in Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador, edited by Ann Rowe, Laura Miller and Lynn Meisch (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007): 289-295, from Irene Emery, The Primary Structures of Fabrics (Washington D.C.: The Textile Museum, 1980, 2009): 80.
  • Ann Rowe, “Technical Glossary for Textiles,” in Andean Art at Dumbarton Oaks, edited by Elizabeth Hill Boone (Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1996): 467-469, from Irene Emery, The Primary Structures of Fabrics (Washington D.C.: The Textile Museum, 2009).

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Apply To
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description
Contains
interlock
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#draft
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@Higgins
*Arts of the Americas
~American Indian
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
*Latin American Art
weaving: AAT: 300053642
.glossary
textile materials: AAT: 300231565
interlocked tapestry: AAT: 300228526
interlocked join (textile weaving processes and techniques): DMA
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materials_and_techniques-0088.xml.nores