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Object Number 46-77-30/7672
Display Title Band, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Band, warp-faced 1-2 plainweave white cotton warp and weft (2s-plied) divides into three tabs with animal heads(?) done in interlocked tapestry. Warp spreads out so that each tab is (4 cm., width). Tapestry wefts are camelid: red, green, black, gold, green (2s-plied, double 2s-plied). Edges of cotton band folded under and there are remains of stitches up each side. Four selvages. Eccentric tapestry?
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, plainweave white cotton, tapestry border at ends, animal he
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Tiwanaku
  • Rukana
  • Middle horizon
  • Nazca
  • Huari
  • Coastal Tiahuanaco?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nazca Region
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 4.5 cm (9 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
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