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Object Number 38-28-30/4134
Display Title Shawl, embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description Scarf - single ply brown cotton crepey plain weave with rose-red, yellow, black wool embroidered border with cat demon motif Shawl of 1-1 plainweave brown cotton. Border (4 cm. width) around edge with repeats of oculate being with trophy heads in alternating directions; stem stitch embroidery using camelid yarns (z-2s): red ground, yellow, and dark purple figures. One warp end intact. Border continues for 14 cm. across warp selvage then stops leaving a gap of 14 cm. on border; other corner same. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp and weft: brown cotton, (s), 18 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, wove shawl, brown cotton plainweave, embroidered edge
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas / Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite Mummy bundle
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 145 x 46 cm (57 1/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-28-30/4134

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