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In this work, we studied the microfibers of a textile (T-shirt) of the Chimú culture. This culture developed on the northern coast of Peru. To determine the raw material and structural quality of the microfibers, the results of the Chimú textile were compared with the corresponding results for the microfibers of cotton from the northern coast of Peru (native cotton). Scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the Chimú textile yarns are composed of a set of interwoven microfibers. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and pulsed laser-induced plasma spectroscopy techniques allowed the identification of characteristic cellulose atoms in the microfibers of Chimú textile and native cotton. Only for the Chimú textile, these spectroscopic techniques allowed the identification of atoms corresponding to natural dyes and powder residues. Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy identified the same molecular bonds for the microfibers of Chimú textile and native cotton. For the microfibers of Chimú textile and native cotton, the X-ray diffractograms showed peaks characteristic of the cellulose Ig polymorphism of monoclinic P21 structure. The raw material of the Chimú textile is cotton and the microfibers of this material show significant structural stability. Resumen En este trabajo se estudiaron las microfibras de un textil (camiseta) de la cultura Chimú. Esta cultura se desarrolló en la costa norte del Perú. Para determinar la materia prima y calidad estructural de las microfibras, los resultados del textil Chimú fueron comparados con los correspondientes para las microfibras del algodón de la costa norte del Perú (algodón nativo). Las imágenes de microscopia electrónica de barrido revelaron que los hilos del textil Chimú están compuestos por un conjunto de microfibras entrelazadas. Las técnicas de espectroscopia de rayos X por energía dispersiva y de plasmas inducidos por laser permitieron identificar átomos característicos de la celulosa en las microfibras del textil Chimú y del algodón nativo. Únicamente para el textil Chimú, estas técnicas espectroscópicas permitieron identificar átomos que corresponderían a tintes naturales y a residuos de polvo. La espectroscopia de infrarrojo con transformada de Fourier por reflexión total permitió identificar los mismos enlaces moleculares para las microfibras del textil Chimú y del algodón nativo. Para las microfibras del textil Chimú y del algodón nativo, los difractogramas de rayos X mostraron picos característicos del polimorfismo de la celulosa Iß de estructura monoclínica P21. La materia prima del textil Chimú es el algodón y las microfibras del mismo presentan una significativa estabilidad estructural.

W skład kolekcji starożytności Muzeum-Zamku w Łańcucie wchodzą głównie zabytki kultur śródziemnomorskich-rzeźby, naczynia oraz detale architektoniczne. Pojedynczy eksponat należy jednak rozpatrywać, jako naczynie południowoamerykańskiej kultury Chimú. W niniejszym artykule autorzy przedstawiają kontekst kulturowo-historyczny tego naczynia, jego analogie oraz możliwą interpretację w kontekście prekolumbijskiej archeologii Peru. The collection of ancient artifacts in Castle Museum in Łańcut consist a number of Mediterranean sculptures, ceramics and architecture details. Single ceramic object was attributed as double-chambered jar of Chimú Culture. In this article authors present a historical and archeological context of this object, as well as its analogies and possible way of use this kind of artifacts in pre-Columbian cultures in Peru.

The Chimu culture developed on the North Pacific coast of today's Peru in the so-called Late Intermediate Period, i.e. approximately AD 1000 - 1476, after which it was dominated by the Inca. Brief characterization of the Chimu culture, supported by ethnohistorical and archaeological sources, is followed by description of its crafts, especially ceramic technology, morphology and iconography. Artifacts, i.e. object used, modified or made by people, may serve apart from practical also social and symbolic roles. Based on the theoretical background of evolution of power and society, different approaches to the study of artifacts' function, specialization, exchange and social complexity are outlined and tested on the Chimu pottery assemblage from the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the 1832 available ceramic vessels, lacking the contextual find information, had to focus solely on the formal aspects of the specimens. Interpretation of the obtained results disproves primary position of pottery as means of social - political organization in the Chimu and Chimu-Inca societies (occupied by fine textiles and metal items), but still points out certain non-utilitarian aspects of both Chimu and Chimu - Inca styled pottery which probably represented a secondary socio -...