Chancay Textile Weaving Comb Chimú embroidery) and plain garments

embroidery) and plain garments

While the haft and wrappings were periodically replaced when worn

Stone was used for axes (kapak) and adzes

leaving behind an extraordinary array of distinctive terracotta artifacts

This needle

Chancay Textile Weaving Comb Chimú embroidery) and plain garmentsPre Columbian era, Chancay culture, 10001470AD, Peru An exceptional and rare weaving comb, beautifully crafted from split reedmost likely Carrizo (Phragmites australis)and featuring 30 finely barbed spikes fastened between two horizontal shafts. This authentic textile tool is tightly bound with light brown braided thread characteristic of Chancay textile production. The sturdy rectangular handle is reinforced with black resin, possibly bitumen, and is