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Object Number 87-61-30/54464
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Slit tapestry textile. Rows of waves and double-headed birds woven in eccentric slit tapestry: magenta, pink, tan camelid, and white cotton outlined in brown camelid on tan camelid ground. Between rows of birds are bands of tan, gold and magenta weft-faced plainweave. At one end warps are cut and stitched back into the cloth. Two warp, two weft selvages. Warp: cotton, (z-2s), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z), 40 epcm.; camelid, (z-2s), 40 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, plaineweave, striped, rows of birds, wave motif
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 34.5 x 30.5 cm (13 9/16 x 12 in.)
Quantity 1

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