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Object Number
42-12-30/3312
Display Title
Organic, woven head band, depicts colorful geometric animals
Descriptions
Object Description
Band, red with motifs spaced along it; four double-headed serpents, one staff god, one griffin(?), orientation alternates. Motifs woven in red, yellow, blue, green, black, white camelid. Band: supplementary weft weave ressembling slit tapestry. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, paired, (2z-2s), 8.5 ppcm. Weft: pattern weft: camelid, (z-2s), 24 epcm.; ground weft: brown cotton, (z-2s), 24 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven headband, depicts colorful geometric animals
Classification
- Fabric
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle horizon
- Coastal Huari
- Tiahuanaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast?
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 7.2 cm (24 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-12-30/3312
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