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Object Number 46-77-30/10373
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Border; row of rectangles, each with bird on contrasting ground, magenta on yellow or yellow on purple, woven in slit tapestry with decorative Horizontal rows of slits. Warp runs Horizontally. Above and below birds are rows of waves, pink, magenta. Separately woven weft fringe of red camelid stitched across bottom. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (2s-plied), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber fragment, scroll design, bird motif, slit tapestry, fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 15 cm (12 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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