S.1980.6 Textile fragment (Peru, central coast)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- n.d., NOT updated by KJones in TMS.
- Updated geography, dates, and medium in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: central coast, A.D.
1976.W.2059 Headband (Peru, Wari)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- Wari (Huari) provincial, Middle Horizon, 800-1000 C.E.; updated by KJones in TMS on 10/15/13, 06/01/15, and 12/08/15, and 12/14/15.
- Updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean coast
- Note: no genera
1989.W.2331 Bag (Peru, Nasca-Wari)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
- Nasca-Wari (Huari), Middle Horizon, 700-900, updated by KJones in TMS on 10/15/13, 12/11/15, and 12/23/15.
- Updated geography and dates in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: south or central coast, A.D.
1983.W.1927 Needle case (Peru, Andean coast)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This long tubular container is woven from reed and camelid fiber. The latter produces an intricate, multi-colored pattern around the surface. Although empty, the container likely served as a portable needle case for a textile artisan during the Middle Horizon (600-1000 CE).
1989.W.1925 Border (Peru, Moche-Wari/Huari)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This textile band reflects the interaction of highland Huari (Wari) and coastal Moche along the north-central coast. Typical of coastal production, the band was woven in dyed camelid fiber over cotton warps with slit tapestry weave. This discontinuous weave is clearly visible in the openwork panels and through the shifting colors.
1983.W.1858 Pedestal cup (Peru, Inka)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This pedestal cup resembles the Spanish-style goblet, and this form became incorporated into the repertoire of Andean quero designs.
1983.W.1857 Pedestal cup (Peru, Inka)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This pedestal cup resembles the Spanish-style goblet, and this form became incorporated into the repertoire of Andean
1969.S.10 Chair with head on back and figures on rung
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Indigenous African seats are generally low to the ground and lack back- or armrests. In societies where all were entitled to such furniture, the highest-ranking political and religious officials owned seats that were larger and more elaborate.
1992.510 Hat with nut shells (mukuba)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Hats and small headdresses reveal a member's rank within the Bwami society.
1992.511 Tiered hat with brass disks (botolo)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Village chiefs (nkumu) among the Ekonda and neighboring groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo wear a tiered hat (botolo) as an insignia of office and an association with the powers of the ancestors, i