Blanket
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 May 2009
label: Collection Date
content: 1977 to 2006
name: label: Collector
content: Joseph Fabish
label: Donor Name
content: Christian Pettersen
notes: label: Notes
content: Wool blanket, aniline and natural dyes. Weft-faced tapestry weave. There are thin bands woven at the top and bottom in pink and brown. The pattern is multicolored squares, called Inca squares. Average count: 7 x 12.
label: Notes
content: "The blanket was collected in Orocullay, from Aguedita Gonzales Blas. The blanket was woven by Santos Mercado, now dead. We can tell by the texture of the blanket and the use of thin bands at the top and bottom that he was an experienced weaver for more than 40 years when the motifs seen in the blanket were popular. The cuadro incaico design motif is found in textiles as far north as Cajamarca. The motif…is related to the casana design during Inca times. The motif was not used by the majority of the population but reserved for the garments related to the Inca elite. The date of manufacture would be 1995 +/- 5 years." (Information abridged from the 2-volume manuscript "Age Analysis for the Christian Pettersen Collection of Huamachuco Blankets to the Smithsonian Institution", by Joseph Fabish, January 20, 2009. These volumes are housed at the National Anthropological Archives.)
label: Notes
content: There is no fraying, and insect damage. There is a slight dye transfer. There is a slight running of dyes. The blanket is negative to light test and demonstrates good weight. There is no wear and tear due to usage and no visible damage. Dye transfer was likely caused from contact with another blanket in moist conditions. (Information abridged from the 2-volume manuscript "Age Analysis for the Christian Pettersen Collection of Huamachuco Blankets to the Smithsonian Institution", by Joseph Fabish, January 20, 2009. These volumes are housed at the National Anthropological Archives.)
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Orocullay, Ancash, Peru, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Quechua
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2047706
label: USNM Number
content: E432106-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Blanket
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 191 cm
label: Width
content: 141 cm