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Object Number 87-61-30/54450A
Display Title Textile, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Two pieces of simple gauze weave of blue cotton. One measures 30 x 26 cm. (one warp, one weft selvage); the second measures 35 x 40 cm. (one weft selvage). Warp and weft: cotton, s-spun.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, plainweave, blue gauze, loosely woven
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 49.6 x 26.5 cm (19 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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