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Object Number 47-63-30/5709
Display Title Bag, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Cotton and wool Kelim interlocking tapestry bag - fragmentary; interlocking fish (?) design: Bag; diagonal rows of serrated interlocking hooks woven in pink, red, dark red, outlined in black. Red border surrounds design, slit tapestry with single wrapped warp outlining. Back and front are each four selvage pieces; stitched together down sides and across bottom. At opening warp ends are cut and stitched back into plainwoven edge. Four selvages. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 36 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, fragmentary, slit tapestry, interlocking animal motif
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Coastal; South coast?
Materials Cotton, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 17 cm (8 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-63-30/5709

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