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Object Number 42-12-30/3357
Display Title Bag?, interlock tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Large stepped motifs, reminiscent of the ray figures, woven in single interlocked tapestry, red, magental, yellow, outlined in dark blue. Warp selvage covered by an edge of cross-kint looping in several shades of camelid. Remains of narrow red braid stitched to one corner at opposite end. One warp selvage. Warp: brown cotton, paired, (2z-2s), 7 ppcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 30 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber fragment, red, pink, blue interlocking design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle Horizon 1
  • Late Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Arequipa Region / Caraveli Province / Acari
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Chavina
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 8.6 cm (4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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