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Object Number 46-77-30/9190
Display Title Textile, plaid
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of complex alternating gauzeweave. Four wefts complete lozenge openings, with weft order alternating 2-1 and 1-1. Natural cotton warp and weft (s) form gauze, white heavier blue cotton warps and wefts (2s-plied) form plainweave on grid of squares (2 cm.). Two cloths seamed together with large whipping stitches along weft selvages. One warp, one weft selvage.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, gauze, blue checkered design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Zapallan
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon; Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 67.5 x 20 cm (26 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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