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Object Number 46-77-30/7682
Display Title Textile, tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Tapestry fragment depicting animals grouped around central tree(?). Color joins single interlock; eccentric weft used throughout. Warp selvage covered with braided(?) edge. One warp, one weft selvage. Warp: brown camelid, (2s-plied). Weft: red, gold, ochre camelid, brown cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, figurative designs, plainweave
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • 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: 21 x 17.5 cm (8 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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