Paracassamlingen » Band

Headband with fingers

josef — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:34 +0000

The pattern consists of large S-shapes overlapping. They have a feline-looking head at each end. At the ends of the band are four finger-like fringes. These are patterned with smaller S-shapes which are inverted in relation to the pattern of the band.

Material and technique

The main band is sewn with woollen yarn and without any supporting framework. There is no padding in the band itself, but there is in the “fingers” and “palm”. The embroidery is loop-stitched in linear style.

Dating and origin

Paracas Necropolis, Intermedio Temprano 1 (c. 100 BC – 100 AD)

Plaited head band

josef — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:49:35 +0000

Band plaited into a diagonal lozenge pattern.

This band is a combination of diagonally woven and plaited woollen yarn. Groups of eight different colours with 40 threads each are closely plaited into warp-faced repp. These groups are interspersed with yellow groups of threads, in threes. The yellow threads create a diagonal pattern when they divide up the other colours. All the threads are very tightly twisted, which gives a dense, compact quality.

Dating and origin

Paracas Necropolis, Intermedio Temprano 2 (c. 100 AD – 200 AD)

Sample band

josef — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:41:50 +0000

This band has 14 different pattern units, each of them 50 cm long. It has a row of Lima beans, while the rest of the patterning consists of various geometric shapes.

Material and technique

Tapestry-woven with cotton and wool.

Dating and origin

Paracas Necropolis, Intermedio Temprano 2 (c. 100 AD – 200 AD)

Red plaited head band

josef — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:22:09 +0000

This band is a combination of diagonally woven and plaited woollen yarn. The motif at the ends of the band is a bird with wings outstretched and two heads. There are also five tassels, like fingers, decorated with smaller figures.

Material and technique

Woollen yarn. The red threads are plaited in plain weave, the black ones in repp. Strands of hair are plaited in at 3-4 points. The bird and the motifs on the “fingers” are sewn in loop stitch.

Dating and origin

Paracas Necropolis, Horizonte Temprano 10 (c. 100 BC – 0)

Headband with fingers

josef — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:16:59 +0000

A two-headed bird and a similar, smaller figure inverted inside it. A feline is visible on the wings of the large figure. There are four tassels, like fingers, at one end of the band, with smaller versions of the bird on them. The other end of the band is missing.

Material and technique

The main band is sewn with woollen yarn and without any supporting framework. There are parrot feathers sewn onto the “fingers” with cotton yarn. There is no padding in the band itself, but there is in the “fingers”. The embroidery is loop-stitched in linear style (110 stitches round the circumference of the band).

Dating and origin

Paracas Necropolis, Horizonte Temprano 10 (c. 100 BC – 0)

Headband with fingers

josef — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:02:43 +0000

The pattern consists of large Z-shapes overlapping. They have a feline-looking head at each end. Four finger-like “tassels” are attached to the ends of the band, patterned in smaller Z-shapes.

Material and technique

The main band is sewn with woollen yarn and without any supporting framework. Some strands of hair have also been sewn in, a few at the “fingers” and a few in the middle of the band. The band is torn because the dark mauve yarn has crumbled away. There is no padding in the band itself, but narrow woven band of cotton is visible in the “fingers” in a crack. The embroidery is loop-stitched in linear style.

Dating and origin

Paracas Necropolis, Intermedio Temprano 1-1A (c. 100 BC – 100 AD)