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Object Number
46-77-30/9147
Display Title
Headcloth?, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description
Headcloth(?) of simple gauze dark brown camelid (2s-plied), loosely woven 6 warps, 2 wefts/cm. Design: repeated diamonds divided into 4 quadrants; 2 opposite embroidered w/spaced diagonal rows of dots: red, gold, green, white camelid. Yarns encircle 2 pairs of warps, 2 wefts, moves left, down. Another quadrant w/similar diagonal rows, fourth quadrant has more densely embroidered blocks of color. Borders of faded red camelid warp-faced plainweave down sides, weft-faced plainweave across bottom. Needle stitched long tassel at one corner. Two cloths seamed together. Four selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile fragment, open weave gauze, striped, diagonal, multicolored
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
Huacho?
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya?
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya?
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 69 x 71.2 cm (27 3/16 x 28 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 982-4-30/10706 | Headcloth?, gauze |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 38-10-30/1718 | Headcloth, triangular, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9519 | Headcloth, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 42-12-30/3307 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/8996 | Headcloth, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 48-37-30/7184 | Textile, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
| |
| 46-77-30/9486 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 978-11-30/10052 | Border, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24075 | Stepped corner |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8994 | Tunic, child's |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/9642 | Border, slit tapestry, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 47-63-30/5723 | Belt, double cloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|