Chancay Weaving Basket with Weaving Implements rooster Padlocks of this type employed

Padlocks of this type employed an ingenious spring-locking mechanism

Half Figure: Female

adorned with horizontal stripes and geometric motifs

likely from contact with offerings once placed above it

Reign of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)

Chancay Weaving Basket with Weaving Implements rooster Padlocks of this type employedChancay Culture, Late Intermediate Period, c. 10001470 AD, Central Coast, Peru An exceptional and exceedingly rare ancient weaving kit, comprising a traditional hand woven Chancay basket fashioned from tightly plaited totora reeds over a framework of split cane. This rectangular basketremarkably well preservedstill contains its original weaving implements, offering an extraordinary glimpse into the daily life and craft traditions of a master weaver