Thanks everyone for your quick responses! Lynn, great image...I hadn't come
across that one before. I'll look into some of the references that were
suggested and will be sure to post my findings. In the meantime, I apologize to
those of you who tried to but couldn't access the pdf I linked to. I've
uploaded it to the files page here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Perishable_Technology/files/
Hopefully that'll work.

-Randy

--- In Perishable_Technology@yahoogroups.com, "wrhaas2003" <wrhaas@...> wrote:
>
> Hey everybody,
>
> I'm trying to get some information on the construction and materials of
shicra--looped bags from the Andean Archaic used for transporting stone for
mound construction. I've only been able to find the most general treatments in
the literature. Basically, all I know is that they're looped, and made from
"minimally processed sedges or reeds." Do any of you have any references,
images, or other info that might help?
>
> Here's a low-res web image:
http://www.museoamano.com/jp/images/excava/2-02.jpg
>
> And here's a pdf with an image and basic description (page 402):
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w18333r835317727/fulltext.pdf
>
> Thanks,
>
> Randy Haas
>