Work Basket
Chancay · 1000-1476 · Art Institute of Chicago
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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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Details
- Maker
- Possibly Chancay, Central coast, Peru
- 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.)
- Place of origin
- Peru
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
