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Moche textile production on the Peruvian north coast: a contextual analysis
art and archaeology of the moche : an ancient andean society of the peruvian north coast • Austin • Published In 2008 • Pages: 229-245
By: Millaire, Jean-François.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The iconography of Moche textile production is compared to other archaeological evidence. A particular scene painted on a ritual vessel, a flaring bowl, shows a specialized weaving workshop with weavers on shaded benches around the sides of a courtyard. They use backstrap looms and multiple spindles with different colored yarns, producing shirts with sleeves and headdresses, probably funerary clothing. Three higher ranking individuals supervise the work, and there are two visitors. This bowl and other evidence indicate that particular garments were produced by specialists under supervision of religious or political officials. Interpretation of the use of Deer House at Pampa Grande in large-scale textile production is disputed. Archaeological evidence of textile production, frequently household production, from processing the cotton to the weaving is described.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cordage
- Woven and other interworked fabrics
- Textile industries
- Special garments
- Architecture
- General tools
- Occupational specialization
- Labor relations
- Visual arts
- Social relationships and groups
- Household
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Moche
- 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.
- Archaeologist
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2000-1200 BP (AD 1-800)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jean-François Millaire
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2008027539
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities