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Object Number 46-77-30/10380
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Border; row of red and yellow double-headed serpents crosses the border. Above, below are fret bands in red, yellow and gold. Weave is slit tapestry with camelid, (2s-plied) and brown cotton (z). Separately woven red camelid weft fringe stitched across bottom. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber fragment, long red fringe, repeating serpent design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 19.5 cm (15 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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