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Object Number 42-12-30/3184
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band; center section has repeats of figure in crescent ehaddress, holding staffs. At either end are sections with rows of small curved-beak birds. At ends the band narrows, terminating in many fringed tassels. Slit tapestry, single faced. Warp: brown cotton, (s-2z). Weft: magenta, yellow, gold, brown camelid, white cotton, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, slit tapestry, geometric design, layered tasseles
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
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 Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 260 x 9 cm (102 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3184
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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