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Object Number
46-77-30/9150
Display Title
Organic, textile, slit tapestry, geometric motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile composed of two fragments of same textile seamed together along two weft selvages. Horizontal bands of slit tapestry punctuated by weft-faced plainweave stripes: 7 bands of feline-like faces with bowtie shapes under chins; wider band of interlocking wide-mouth faces with antenna-like ears; tab fringe of frontal anthropomorphic block figures with arms outstretched and duckfooted. Warps shift alignment in tab area: 2 warps cross over 2 contiguous warps. Two warp, three weft selvages. Warp: natural cotton, paired. Weft: gold, blue, green, red, pink, brown/black, yellow camelid.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile, slit, multicolored figurative rows, tab fringe
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Zapallan
Intrasite
Grave Y
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon; Central Coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 82 x 39 cm (32 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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