Comb

Culture: Chancay, c.1000–1470
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
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
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: Public Domain
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.

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