The Walters Art Museum has a lovely example of a border fragment from Peru worked in Z-crossed Cross-knit looping variant that is this week’s Nalbound Object of the Week. The central band has beans worked out of the upper edge and fully haired faces hanging below.
Object: Tunic Border Piece
Description: Primarily worked in red, yellow, and blue camelid fiber with accents in white and dark brown, this piece is a beautiful example of both the beans and faces motifs that are seen quite a few examples. The “hair” fringe is in very nice condition. The height including fringe is 5 inches. Overall the piece is 64 inches long. (12.7 x 162.56 cm)1
Dated to: Nazca, 100-200 CE2
Find location: Nazca, South Coast, Peru3
Material: Camelid4
Stitch(es) used: Z-crossed Cross-knit Looping (as determined by Anne Marie Decker based on the photograph)
Inventory number: 2011.20.55
Current location: The Walters Art Museum
Link to museum catalog or other data: https://art.thewalters.org/object/2011.20.5/
Photographs: There are additional detail photos on The Walters Art Museum’s website.
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