essay
A technical and iconographic analysis of Carhua painted textiles
paracas art & architecture : object and context in south coastal peru • Iowa City • Published In 1991 • Pages: 61-109
By: Wallace, Dwight T..
Abstract
Wallace examines the weaving and painted designs of some 150 Paracas textiles, and compares them to the style and iconography of stone sculpture from Chavín de Huántar. Radiocarbon dates and relative stratigraphic placement are considered, along with the sequence for Ica Valley ceramics. Despite a number of motifs that appear on the textiles that are not found in Chavín sculpture, they are seen as adhering closely to a narrowly defined Chavín style of art produced for ritual purposes. Differences are minor between local assemblages of textiles, probably because of their highly portable nature. Chavín influence on textiles wanes by the latter half of the Paracas subtradition.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Textile Analyst
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2012
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 2800-2200 BP (800-200 BC)
- Coverage Place
- Pisco and Ica provinces, Ica, Peru
- Notes
- Dwight T. Wallace
- For bibliographical references see document 19: Paul (1991, References cited)
- LCCN
- 91016740
- LCSH
- Andes Region--Antiquities