Possibly Chancay
Central coast, Peru
Work Basket
INV-8558
Possibly Chancay
Central coast, Peru1000-1476
Work Basket
Possibly Chancay Central coast, Peru →chancaysewing basketsaccessories (object genre)
Date
1000-1476
Medium
Reed, dyed split reed, and plied cotton
Dimensions
30.5 × 11.4 × 14 cm (12 × 4 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
In central and southern coastal Peru, archaeologists have unearthed a variety of weaving tools and work baskets. These are often found in women’s burials, which suggests that spinning yarn and weaving textiles were the domain of women. This basket was probably made for a weaver to hold tools used in making textiles, such as needle cases, needles, spindles, and combs.
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