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Object Number 42-12-30/3760A
Display Title Border, interlock tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Border; loosely woven single interlock tapestry on multiple warps depicts two repeats of a standing figure with triangular headdress. Figures: dark green, yellow, outlined in dark brown on red ground. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton,(z), used in groups of 6, 3 groups/cm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 28 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber textile, interlocking figurative design with headdress
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Nazca
  • Middle Horizon 1
  • Huari?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province?
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 7 cm (16 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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