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Painted cotton textile
Object Number 52-30-30/7349
Display Title Painted cotton textile
Descriptions
Object Description Large double-panel painted cotton textile: Textile hanging; 2-2 cotton plainweave (all s) painted in blue, green, and yellow dyes. Two square frames (170 x 180 cm.) contain rows of naked prisoners with ropes around their necks, foxes(?), serpents and paired felines holding humans. In the center of each frame is a larger prisoner figure. Piece composed of two loom widths seamed lengthwise. Original piece was composed of over 20 frames. WArp: (s-pairs), 20 ppcm. Weft: (s-pairs), 7 epcm. See additional description under Conservation.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, painted figurative images, blue, green yellow
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Date 1200-1290
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ancash Region / Huarmey Province / Huarmey
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huarmey Valley
Materials Cotton , Dye , Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 185 x 330 cm (72 13/16 x 129 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Exchange with John Wise, 1952
Provenance
Collector John Wise (1952)

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