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Tunic, weft-patterned fragment
Object Number 42-12-30/3374
Display Title Tunic, weft-patterned fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic half; two bands of geometric motifs alternate with bands of weft-faced plainweave. Designs are abstract profile feline heads, paired with stepped spirals, done in cherry, red, pink, brown, red-brown, tan, blue and black, outlined in white. Solid bands are tan and buff. At one end a chained warp heading. Warp: white cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: camelid, (2s-plied). Additional notes under conservation.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, tunic, plainweave, multicolored striped, geometric wave
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Tiahuanaco
  • Huari
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nasca
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 198.5 cm (20 1/2 x 78 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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