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Object Number 47-63-30/5703
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Cotton and wool band unfinished - Kelim tapestry; ca. 3 feet of unwoven warps to loom cords: Red band with repeated double-headed serpents and birds woven in slit tapestry on paired warps (cotton, z-2s). At one end, another (2 m.) of unwoven warp. One warp, two weft selvages. Weft: pink, white, blue, gold camelid. Measurements in meters.
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, slit tapestry, incomplete, red ground with bird and snake m
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast?; Peru, Coastal
Materials Cotton, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 329 x 1.3 cm (129 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-63-30/5703

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