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Mantle, weft-patterned
Object Number 42-12-30/3303
Display Title Mantle, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle; body of cloth is 1-1 plainweave brown cotton w/diagonally interlocking rows of magenta, yellow feline heads. Border: slit tapestry w/broad band of magenta, pink interlocking feline heads, two narrower bands w/yellow, tan interlocked angular shapes. Across bottom, a yellow tab fringe. Tapestry wefts (camelid, (z-2s), 34 epcm.) on paired warps. Composed of 3 panels. One warp, six weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s), 16 epcm. Weft: brown cotton, (z-2s), 13 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven mantle, weft-patterned, w/ supplemental weft patterns, tab fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region
Additional Geographic Terms Ica central coast; Ica, north of
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 135 x 118 cm (53 1/8 x 46 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3303

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