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Object Number 22-41-30/F411.1
Display Title Tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic of dark red plainweave camelid; chest, shoulders have bands (16 cm.; width) of concentric stepped diamonds, woven in discontinuous warp technique, with joins dovetailed around a common weft. Warp: white, dark brown,dark red, ochre camelid, woven in two strips (35 cm., width), but in the band of discontinuous warp across the chest, wefts cross the full width. Short warp lood fringe at hem. Warp: dark red camelid (2s); weft: dark red camelid (2s)
Inventory Description Organic, woven tunic, red with black, white and orange, stepped diamond design,
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Pachacamac / Pachacamac?
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 73 x 38 cm (28 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Julio C. Tello
Owner Dr. Henry S. Forbes (1921-1922)
Donor Donated by Dr. Henry S. Forbes (1922)

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