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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-12-30/3184 | Band, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Fortaleza
| |
| 38-10-30/1722 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3723 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
| |
| 46-77-30/8933 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 75-20-30/8815 | Band |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Ancon
| |
| 87-61-30/54466A | Band |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon?
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Band
| 42-12-30/3252 | Band |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
Casma | |
| 63-12-30/8449 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Pisco
| |
| 38-10-30/1724 | Hat, tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3718 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
| |
| 63-12-30/8426 | Mantle, tapestry, fragment |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3711 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huaura Province
|