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Object Number 47-63-30/5710
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Cotton and wool Kelim tapestry fragment: Band with elaborate design of figure standing on raft(?); slit tapestry. One warp selvage cut and turned back into weave. At other end weaving not quite complete, leaving exposed warp loops. Along one weft selvage three bits of buttonhole stitch. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: cotton, (z-2s), 10 epcm. Weft: brown, white, pale blue cotton, red, gold camelid (z-2s), 50 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber band, plainweave, slit tapestry, figurative design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Coastal
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 66 x 13.5 cm (26 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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