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Clothing/garment part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Chancay (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Emil Willimetz (Emil Joseph Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1918-2003  Search this
Joanna Creighton Willimetz (Joanna Jordan Creighton/Mrs. Emil Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1925-2017  Search this
Donor:
Emil Willimetz (Emil Joseph Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1918-2003  Search this
Joanna Creighton Willimetz (Joanna Jordan Creighton/Mrs. Emil Willimetz), Non-Indian, 1925-2017  Search this
Honoree:
Lois C. Abbott (Lois Creighton/Mrs. Seth Abbott), Non-Indian  Search this
James A. Creighton, Jr. (James Alexander Creighton), Non-Indian, 1919-2008  Search this
Object Name:
Clothing/garment part/fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Cotton yarn
Techniques:
Woven
Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.5 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Peru
Date created:
AD 1000–1470 (Late Intermediate period)
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Emil Joseph Willimetz (1918-2003) and Joanna Creighton Willimetz (1925-2017); possibly acquired when Emil Willimetz worked on film projects in Latin America in the 1950s and 1960s; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Willimetz in 1981 on behalf of Joanna Willimetz’s sister, Lois Creighton Abbott (Mrs. Seth Abbott), and brother James Alexander Creighton Jr. (1919-2008).
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Catalog Number:
25/1983
Barcode:
251983.000
See related items:
Chancay (archaeological culture)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws631b1bed1-d246-4005-a2fe-69d806f9aba7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_267898