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Object Number 46-77-30/9191
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion composed of numerous strips seamed together with coarse stitches. Warps run both vertically and Horizontally. Design consists of bands of figures, standing men, birds(?), stepped pyramids(?), done with eccentric weft tapestry, alternating with series of weft-faced plainweave stripes. Warp: white cotton. Weft: white, brown, blue cotton, dark brown, green, yellow, red camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, narrow band sewn, striped, figurative
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast?
  • Middle horizon
  • North Coastal?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Zapallan
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon; Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 44.8 x 14 cm (17 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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