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Band
Object Number 87-61-30/54461C
Display Title Band
Descriptions
Object Description Band from tunic(?). Four strips seamed together: two with a bird design in zig-zag wave bands, complementary warp float weave brown and tan cottons. Vertical fretbands flank the broad design. Between warp-patterned designs is a strip of 1-1 plainweave white cotton. Outer edge is a similar strip of plainweave with a stepped corner of tapestry, woven on discontinuous warps. Repeats of a small profile bird in black and yellow camelid (z-2s) on red ground ((z); 40 epcm.) 1 warp, 7 weft selvages. Warp: cotton, z-2s, 22 epcm. Weft: cotton, s, 12 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, plainweave, embroidered bird, diagonal
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Fiber, Cotton yarn, Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 45 cm (9 5/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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