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Textile, embroidered, fragment
Textile, embroidered, fragment
Object Number 34-150-30/627
Display Title Textile, embroidered, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Fragment from Paracas textile 34-150-30/624. Textile fragment of 1-1 plainweave tan camelid, embroidered with purple camelid (z-2s) in stepped fret design. Paired embroidery yarns move parallel to warp, weft in plainweave, but turn at right angles, changing from warp to weft. One weft selvage. Warp: tan camelid, (z-2s), 18 epcm. Weft: tan camelid, (z-2s), 14 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber fragment, tan, brown stripes
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paracas
  • Early horizon
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 5 cm (3 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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