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Object Number 81-10-30/24496
Display Title Grave marker, painted textile
Descriptions
Object Description Painted grave marker; rectangular tablet of canes laid side by side and folded envelope style into a white cotton 1-1 plainweave, which is stitched together at the back. On front: painted abstract figure holding 2 staffs and surrounded by "pollywogs". A border of wave-like motifs frames the rectangle. Pigments are red-brown and blue-gray. Warp: cotton, (z-2s), 9 epcm. Weft: cotton, (z-2s), 7 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, reed, grave marker, reed sticks inside woven bag, painted designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coastal Huari
  • Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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