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Object Number
38-28-30/4139
Display Title
Shoulder poncho, embroidered; Paracas Broadline style
Descriptions
Object Description
Shoulder poncho - plain weave brown cotton; cat demon embroidered boarders in yellow, blue, red & green wool; only borders remain; forms set with apron 30/4136 and mantle 30/4156 Rectangle of 1-1 plainweave brown cotton with stem stitch embroidered border (7.5 cm. width) along the neck slit and outer edges. An Oculate Being with tail arched over head repeated in alternating orientation in dark green, yellow, and red camelid on dark blue camelid ground. Warp and weft: brown cotton, (z-2s), 17 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragments, border only, multicolored squares
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Intermediate period
- Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Pisco Province
/
Paracas
/
Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite
Mummy bundle
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 60.4 x 42.7 cm (23 3/4 x 16 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-28-30/4143 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4140 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4158 | Border, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4141 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4144 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 42-28-30/4433 | Tunic?, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 38-28-30/4134 | Shawl, embroidered |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4112 | Headcloth, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4142 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4136 | Apron, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4111 | Shoulder poncho, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4133 | Headcloth?, embroidered |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
|