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Tunic, interlocked warp/weft
Tunic, interlocked warp/weft
Object Number 46-77-30/7666
Display Title Tunic, interlocked warp/weft
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic with all-over design of an octagonal hooked figure in small blocks of blue-green, tan, beige cotton (warp, weft: 2s-plied). Interlocking warp, weft. Single piece (148 x 68) folded over, seamed up sides with mercerized cotton. Neck slit cut and poorly finished. Border of looping and cross-knit looping in red, green, purple, yellow camelid stitched to lower edge with mercerized cotton.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile tunic, brown, blue interlocking geometric design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Late Coastal?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 76 x 70 cm (29 15/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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