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Object Number 80-61-30/24000C
Display Title Shroud, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Mummy wrapping of 1-1 plainweave of white cotton. Overcast stitches along one weft selvage indicate that the piece was seamed to another fabric. Along the other weft selvage are tufts of reddish camelid. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: cotton, (z-2s), 18 epcm. Weft: cotton, (z-2s), 9 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, plainweave, white cotton
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coastal
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Mummy bundle/23999 (N58801)
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 83 x 42.5 cm (32 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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