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Object Number
46-77-30/10797
Display Title
Tunic
Descriptions
Object Description
Tunic half, slit tap l. 81 cm. wd 127 cm. Sleeved tunic (?) slit tapestry, composed of many separate webs adn fringes seamed together. Shirt front has tapestry area with stepped lower edge, trimmed with multiple fringes. The area is filled by rows of birds in headdress, on magenta ground and bordered by concentric bands of y & gold weft - faced p-w and a tapestry band with a row of fish. Sleeves have vertical rows of birds separated by multiple fringes. A strip of tapestry is stitched (recently) across the shoulder line. All wefts are alpaca primarily shades of R & Y. Warp is br cotton. Piece is stitched to a piece of 1-1 cotton p-w.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven tunic, cotton plainweave, embroidered border, layered fringe
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late horizon
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Additional Geographic Terms
Huarmey; Culebras
Materials
Cotton, Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 124 x 75 cm (48 13/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/10797
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/10596 | Tapestry band on cane |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
South America
| |
| 46-77-30/8994 | Tunic, child's |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/10401 | Tunic, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 15-41-30/86926 | Tunic border |
Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
| 46-77-30/9452 | Tunic, tapestry, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaral
| |
| 46-77-30/10366 | Tunic?, border |
Woven Fiber
|
Culebras-Huarmey
| |
| 75-20-30/8823 | Tunic? |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/10441 | Tunic, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 80-61-30/24102 | Sleeve, slit tapestry, fringed |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3523 | Tunic |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9645 | Tunic, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 38-10-30/1716 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|