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Bag, double cloth
Object Number 46-77-30/7364
Display Title Bag, double cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Double cloth cotton & wool bag: brown and white; figure bearing staff: Double cloth bag with Huari design: in center, running figure w/staff in litter surmounted by double-headed ornament. Four llamas(?) support four corners of litter, 4 trophy heads hang from bottom edge. Ground: white cotton, warp: (s), 36 epcm.; weft: (s), 13 epcm. Design: dark brown camelid, warp: (z), 36 epcm.; weft: (z), 13 epcm. Two warp selvages, weft selvages covered. Back side white cotton plainweave. Around opening, 4 rows of cross-knit looping w/geometric pattern: red, green, yellow, orange, and blue or black camelid. (z-2s-2z-plied). Side seams covered w/cross-knit looping.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, brown plainweave, figurative designs, embroidered edge
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Hurai
  • Tiahuanaco
  • Late Coastal
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province / Loma Huelo
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nazca
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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