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Object Number 42-12-30/3195
Display Title Textile, plainweave, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Cloth portion of plainweave white cotton. One weft stripe brown cotton. In center a series of suppplementary weft float-patterned bands worked in rust, dark green, dark blue, brown, olive camelid yarns (1-4 z-2s). No distinct pattern emerges; it appears to be a child's early attempt. Four selvages. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 8 epcm. Weft: white cotton, (z-2s), 8 epcm.; (3z-2s), 3 triples/cm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, white plainweave cotton, multicolored embroidered stripe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Barranca Province / Fortaleza
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Central Coast; Paramonga, vicinity of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40.5 x 33.5 cm (15 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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