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Physical and chemical analysis of Paracas fibers
paracas art & architecture : object and context in south coastal peru • Iowa City • Published In 1991 • Pages: 222-239
By: Jakes, Kathryn A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Jakes reports the results of preliminary chemical and physical analyses of a sample of textiles from Paracas mummy bundles, with the goal of developing methodologies and elucidating post-depositional degradations. It is established that many of the textiles had been used prior to inclusion in funerary wrappings. Some dye are identified, along with a mordant used in dying process, and favored combinations of dyes and fibers are noted. On the whole, the sample is considered representative of early Nazca for purposes of this collection.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- Cordage
- Paint and dye manufacture
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nazca
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Textile Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2200-1750 BP (200 BC-AD 250)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Paracas Peninsula, Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Kathryn A. Jakes
- For bibliographical references see document 25:Paul (1991, References cited)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91016740
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nazca culture