This week’s Nalbound Object of the Week is another Incan wig Cap from Peru. Similar to the cap posted in late July, this is a stunning example with a beautiful set of braid wrapped ends that together make a zigzag pattern.
Photo credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Public Domain
Object: Inca Wig Cap with zigzag braid wraps
Description: A cream colored cap with a broad brown stripe around the middle from which many brown human hair braids are hung. The braid ends are wrapped tightly in brightly colored wraps that form a zigzag pattern across the braids. This cap with braids is 28 inches long.1
Dated to: 14th – 16th century CE, Inca2
Find location: Peru
Material: Camelid & human hair3
Stitch(es) used: Z-crossed Simple Looping (Stitch determination by Anne Marie Decker based on photographs)
Inventory number: 1983.491.2
Current location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link to museum catalog or other data: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/314614
Photographs:
Photo credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Public Domain
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- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/314614 Accessed 13 August 2024 ↩︎
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/314614 Accessed 13 August 2024 ↩︎
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/314614 Accessed 13 August 2024 ↩︎
Stunning!