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Object Number
38-28-30/4130.1
Display Title
Shroud, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description
Wrapping - dark brown plain weave cotton; length 307 cm. x width 152 cm; warp 40 x weft 40 per inch; fragmentary; 2 webs each 76 cm. loom joined; finer than most wrappings; demensions approximate mantles but because of position & lack of decoration classified as wrappings Plainweave wrapping from mummy bundle. Many fragments from two webs of a large 1-1 plainweave cloth of very fine tan cotton. Each web measures 76 cm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven shroud, plainweave, brown cotton, folded and fragmentary
Classification
- Woven fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Paracas Necropolis
- Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Pisco Province
/
Paracas
/
Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite
Mummy bundle
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 18 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-28-30/4130 | Shroud, plainweave |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4131 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4150 | Shroud, plainweave |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4151 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4159 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4152 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4156 | Mantle, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
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| 38-28-30/4154 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 75-20-30/8849A | Textile, painted |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 46-77-30/8997 | Organic, textile fragment, warp-patterned, red, gold, and dark blue |
Fabric
|
Huacho
| |
| 14-38-30/85948 | Loincloth, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca
| |
| 46-77-30/8918 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
|