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Object Number 47-63-30/5711
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Cotton and wool tapestry fragment - plant motif: Textile; vine-like motif runs length of fragment. Central vine white cotton, side vines red and yellow camelid, on ochre-brown ground. Motif bordered by vertical white cotton stripes. Along side selvages wave bands in same colors. Slit tapestry with dovetailed joins along vertical stripes. One warp selvage. Warp: white cotton, (3z-2s), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z), 40 epcm.; cotton, (z-2s), 40 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber fragment, 2 white stripes, interlocking design, red, yellow
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Coastal
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 71.5 x 21 cm (28 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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