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 dyes. Warp-faced plain weave. Average count: 14 x 7. Red, yellow and pink striped blanket.
label: Notes
content: "The …blanket …was collected in Tapash from Maria Valverde Avila and was woven by Severino Villareal. Rarely are warp-faced back-strap loom blankets dimensionally irregular. In making do, the blanket was sewn down the middle and its cut edges sewn for reinforcement. The blanket is transitional using (late-period) wide stripes as well as the striped motif of one wider one enclosed by two thinner ones (early period.) The most difficult blankets to weave are back-strap loom blankets. Although they are more time consuming to make, most aren't as tight as the tapestry woven blankets and are thus more easily worn and torn over time. Their preservation and survival is largely dependent on how well they are made and the date of their collection. The majority of people in the blanket area that use and weave these blankets form the poorest segment of the population. Thus, rarely are they stored or preserved over long periods of time. I suggest a date of manufacture of 1965 +/- 3 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 slight fraying and no insect damage. There is slight dye running. The blanket is positive to light test and demonstrates moderate weight. There is wear and tear due to usage but no visible damage. There is no ribete (binding) and the textile is sewn on the cut edge for reinforcement. The garnet red and pink colors are vibrant, the yellow has faced. (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: 17 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tapash, La Libertad, 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: E432117-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Blanket
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 198 cm
label: Width
content: 150 cm