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Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, dark brown, tan and white pattern, loose
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, dark brown, tan and white pattern, loose
Object Number 44-28-30/4273
Display Title Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, dark brown, tan and white pattern, loose
Descriptions
Object Description Small textile of 2 ply cotton. technique: triple cloth variant (?); dark brown plain weave. Design: diagonal rows of interlocking bird notif, shadow design on reverse side: Textile portion of loosely woven plainweave dark brown cotton (z-2s, 11 warp/cm.; 6 weft/cm.) with design of interlocking birds, zigzags done with second, more loosely woven plainweave layer on top of brown. This second set of warps composed of 3 sets: white, ochre, gray cotton (z-2s) which are substituted on surface, woven in warp-faced plainweave on back. At one end (12 cm., width), are ??? very loosely woven, 5 weft/cm; design probably not completed. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, dark brown, tan and white pattern, loose
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Ancon?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 37.5 cm (13 3/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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