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Object Number
46-53-30/5461
Display Title
Textile, weft-patterned with plant and bird designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Brocade fragment of plant and bird design; tan, brown, rose-red wool and cream cotton: Textile portion of 2-1 plainweave ground weave completely covered with supplementary weft floats in a large scale design of maize plants in gold camelid and magenta camelid birds on white cotton ground. Stepped border containing birds(?) has lost its color. Wefts used paired in 9-span floats alternating alignment. One weft selvage.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, plant and bird design, brown, red, torn
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 33 cm (9 1/16 x 13 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-53-30/5462 | Textile, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7668 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3186 | Mantle?, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Fortaleza
| |
| 41-52-30/3058 | Tunic, child's, weft pattern |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 42-12-30/3192 | Organic, textile, stepped corner, brown and tan block design with birds |
Fabric
|
Fortaleza
| |
| 42-12-30/3727 | Band, warp-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7360 | Stepped corner, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Loma Huelo
| |
| 46-77-30/9624 | Tunic, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 42-28-30/4862 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Huacho
| |
| 42-28-30/4433 | Tunic?, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 42-12-30/3235 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
| |
| 38-10-30/1719 | Band |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|