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Object Number 39-83-30/1866
Display Title Border
Descriptions
Object Description Border; profile crested birds, facing left, then right spaced along border; birds: pink, yellow, magenta, gold, outlined in dark brown on yellow ground, woven in slit tapestry with eccentric weft. Along one weft selvage is stitched the remains of a brown cotton plainweave cloth. Two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s), 8 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 34 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, textile band, brown, repeating bird motif
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 64 x 4 cm (25 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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