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Object Number
42-12-30/3313
Display Title
Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Band in slit tapestry; three repeats of dumbell-shape, green and black, with a bird, red or white, on red ground; additional white birds surround shape. At one end warps cut and stitched back into fabric. Two warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s), 7.6 epcm.; (2z-2s), 6 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 40 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile band, red, multicolored repeated design with birds
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Coastal Huari
- Middle horizon
- Tiahuanaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast?
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 6 cm (21 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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