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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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