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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.
Abstract
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.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2013
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- 2000-1200 BP (AD 1-800)
- Coverage Place
- Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad and Ancash regions (north coast), Peru
- Notes
- Jean-François Millaire
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245)
- LCCN
- 2008027539
- LCSH
- Moche (Peru)--Antiquities