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Object Number 46-77-30/10796B
Display Title Woven textile
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle, brocade and tap. a) c. 71 cm x 71 cm. b). c. 137 x 51 cm. 2 pieces of a large textile composed of strips c. 25 cm wide of 1-1 pw, alternate br & tan cotton (warps and wefts). Strips have large-scale vertical zig-zag, woven with supp. wefts of R & Y alpaca with feline faces and interlocking frets. Across the end of the cloth is a slit tap. border with a row of Y birds on R and pink ground, flanked by blk & Y wave bands. At the bottom is a yellow tab fringe (wefts all yellow)
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, brown plainweave with brocade diagonal design, slit tape
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Huarmey; Culebras
Dimensions Overall: 152.5 x 54 cm (60 1/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/10796 (b)

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