Comb
- Artist Culture
- Chancay
- Period
- Late Intermediate period, c.1000–1476
- Date
- c.1000–1400
- Material
- Wood and camelid fiber
- made in
- Peru, South America
- Classification
- Fiber art, jewelry & personal accessories
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 3 1/2 x 2 in. (8.9 x 5.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Donald Meyer
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 84:1990
NOTES
A weaver’s tools were works of art in themselves, as seen in this woven "Comb." The comb, which was used to prepare the fiber for spinning and to push down the woven portion of a tapestry, is also a textile, with wood functioning as the warp.