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Object Number 87-61-30/54463
Display Title Textile panel, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Panel of slit tapestry with 6 squares (ca. 12 x 11 cm) in 2 columns and 3 rows. Designs alternate between frontal human fig. with Huari hat (two points show) holding(?) a three pronged object. Figure(10 cm. tall): gold, white, brown, pink, black, red on yellow ground. Other blocks are profile face and frontal body of anthropomo. animal fig. (or human with a mask?), tan, white, brown, black outline on tan or brown background. Long slits sewn between squares. Warps cut at each end. One weft selvage. Sewing remains indicate panel was originally wider. Warp: z-2s, tan cotton; weft: camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile panel, slit tapestry, human and bird effigies
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Chimu?
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Middle horizon
  • Late Huari?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 24 cm (13 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87-61-30/54463
Provenance
Collector J. E. Bucklin (1876)
Seller Simon S. Bucklin (1887)

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