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Object Number
42-12-30/3556
Display Title
Loincloth, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Loincloth; zigzag bands with stepped hooks woven in slit tapestry with camelid wefts: magenta, pink, purple, black, gold, tan, white (all 2s plied). Wefts are brown cotton (2s plied). Long slits are stitched closed with brown cotton. Along the weft selvage is stitched a loosely woven 3-2 plainweave band of brown cotton. One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, multicolored zigzag bands with geometric patterns, border
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 25.5 cm (16 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80-61-30/24095 | Loincloth, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 44-31-30/4288 | Bag, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/10366 | Tunic?, border |
Woven Fiber
|
Culebras-Huarmey
| |
| 42-12-30/3589 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Tiwanaku
| |
| 41-52-30/3060 | Tunic, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3548 | Tunic |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 14-38-30/85948 | Loincloth, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca
| |
| 46-77-30/9103 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 14-7-30/89796 | Miniature loincloth? |
Woven Fiber
|
Pachacamac
| |
| 38-10-30/1715 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10416 | Border, weft-patterned |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Supe
| |
| 46-77-30/8994 | Tunic, child's |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
|