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Object Number
46-77-30/9225
Display Title
Textile, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile portion of complex alternating gauze weave. Weft order is 2-2 in one passage and 1-1 in next. Four wefts necessary to complete openwork structure. At each 2-2 weft interlacing warps are grouped in fours; at 1-1 mesh grouped in twos. Groups of twos diverge after the 1-1 interlacing and each combines with an adjacent group of twos into a new group of four. All fibers natural color cotton. One side selvage is evidenced.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven textile fragment, gauze, loosely woven
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Horizon?
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
La Capilla
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon; Central Coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 52.5 x 25.5 cm (20 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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