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Band, double cloth
Object Number 42-12-30/3386
Display Title Band, double cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Band of warp-faced 1-1 double weave w/series of repeated geometric motifs: stepped block diagonals, chevrons, rectangles, a profile feline(?). Designs use equal amounts of red, dark green, gold, white; colors change place in each repeat (warp: camelid, (z-2s), 36 epcm.). Weft: red camelid on one face; brown camelid on other; (z-2s), 9 epcm. Brown weft does not go quite to edge, leaving narrow, single lower edge. At each end 4 multi-colored camelid tassels. Two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, band, multicolored, geometric, braided fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Nazca
  • Huari?
  • Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province?
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 19 cm (6 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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