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Textile, painted
Object Number 42-12-30/3200
Display Title Textile, painted
Descriptions
Object Description Cloth of 2-1 plainweave white cotton painted with negative design on diagonal lines with interlocking wave motif between band. Dark brown pigment applied directly (stencilled?). Warp ends cut. Weft selvages regular; one heas needle-holes and remains of sewing thread. Two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (s-pairs), (z-pairs), 26 ppcm. Weft: white cotton, (s), 13 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, textile, plainweave, diagonal interlocking scroll design, painted
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Materials Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 73.8 x 76.4 cm (29 1/16 x 30 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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