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Miniature tunic, warp-striped
Object Number 46-53-30/5470
Display Title Miniature tunic, warp-striped
Descriptions
Object Description Small piece of coarse plain weave cotton; miniature shirt in blue and tan: Miniature tunic of open 1-1 plainweave with warp stripes of dark blue, brown cotton (z-2s, 7 epcm.). Single piece (30 x 17 cm., length x width) with slit left for neck, folded in half, seamed up sides. Four selvages. Weft: dark brown cotton, (z-2s), 5 epcm. Additional description under Conservation.
Inventory Description Organic, woven tunic, miniature, coarse, plainweave, warp-striped brown and blue
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Central Coast
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber , Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 15 cm (6 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-53-30/5470
Provenance
Collector Frank C. Graham (1936-1937)
Donor Alfred V. Kidder, II (1946)

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