Collections of archaeology of Gran Canaria
Inventory: 2.227
Object: Mat Ge
neric classification: Manufacture of vegetable fi
berMateria: R
eedTechnical: F
abricDimensions: Diameter max.,
77 cm. Cultural context: Prehistory of Gran
CanariaDescription: Circular, therefore, with radial warp. It presents as a technique of making crossbreedings of the plot every two threads of warp. The thread of this is a desected and crushed stem; the plot 2 stems, also dried and crushed, opposite each other that pass above and below the warp. That is, while one frame thread goes up and down, the other goes down and up. This garment system corresponds to type 2 of the classification of plant fiber manufactures of the pre-Hispanic population of Gran Canaria.Use/
function: Domestic intended for the conditioning of the home. Possibly, to cover the floor, carry out daily activities on it… Or
igin: Risco Pintado, Temisas, T. M. de Agaimes, Gran Canar
ia.Context: Village of artificial room caves associated with a rock barn and a necropolis of natural and artificial caves.
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