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Object Number 46-77-30/7670
Display Title Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Two cloths seamed together: diamonds with solid surface of supplementary camelid wefts, red/gold, red/green combinations, edged with hooks in dark brown camelid on white cotton 1-2 plainweave (warp: 2s-plied; weft: z-pairs); warp ends cut, stitched back into cloth making handsome edge; one weft selvage regular. Second: design of alternating squares with lacy diamond patterns in gold or green and gold camelid wefts (2s-plied) on white cotton plainweave gound (warp, weft: 2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, 2 pieces sewn together, diamond design, multicolored
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast: Nazca Region
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35.5 x 26.5 cm (14 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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