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Object Number 46-77-30/10386A
Display Title Mantle?, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle(?); repeat design of men in boats with divers beneath and spondylus shells, woven with supplementary weft floats which completely cover surface. Along one side is a border with similar motifin same yarns, flanked by bands with birds and bands with weft-faced plainweave. Multiple weft fringe completes the border. Warp: brown cotton, (s), paired. Weft: magenta, pink, yellow-gold, brown camelid, (2s-plied); blue cotton, (s); in 3-span floats alternating alignment. Ground weft: brown cotton, (s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, weft-patterned, design of men in boats, shells, border o
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ancash Region / Huarmey Province / Culebras
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Culebras
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 124 x 63 cm (48 13/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/10386(a)

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