Collections of archaeology of Gran Canaria
Inventory: 2.591O
bject: Bag (tehuete) Gen
eric classification: Manufacture of vegetable fiberM
ateria: ReedTe
chnical: Fabric. Cordelería.
Dimensions: Height, 24 cm.; width, 10.5 cm. C
ultural context: Prehistory of Gran CanariaDescr
iption: Flat in background with handle. It presents as a technique of making crossbreedings of the plot for each thread of the warp. The thread of this is a desected and crushed stem; the frame 2 crooked fibers opposite each other that pass above and below the warp. That is, while one fiber goes up and down, the other goes down and goes up. The fibers come from the dissociation after the crushing. This confection system corresponds to type 1 of the classification of plant fiber manufactures of the pre-Hispanic population of Gran Canaria. Also noteworthy are the finish of the warp and the handle, made the latter using crooked fibers, as in the plot, and making knots.
Use/function: Intended for storage and transport
. Origin: Barranco de Guayadeque, T. M. de Agaimes-Ingenio, Gran Can
ariaContext: Populated by natural and artificial caves of room associated with rock barns and a necropolis in natural caves.
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