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Object Number 42-12-30/3183
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band of slit tapestry, single faced with 6 repeats of an owl(?) in crescent headdress in center section of band. At either end are rows of small faces and bands of weft-faced plainweave. At ends the band narrows and terminates in many fringed tassels. Four selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (s-2z). Weft: black, gray, red, magenta, orange, purple, yellow, brown camelid, (z-2s); blue cotton, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, slit tapestry, tapered ends, layered fringes, owl motif
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Barranca Province / Fortaleza
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Central Coast; Paramonga, vicinity of
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 236 x 7.5 cm (92 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3183

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