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Textile, tapestry?, fragment
Textile, tapestry?, fragment
Object Number 42-12-30/3557
Display Title Textile, tapestry?, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion with all-over pattern of squares, (2 x 2 cm.) divided on a stepped diagonal into 2 colors areas: purple/red, blue/white, brown/yellow, red/black. The pairs of colors are shifted on block to the left or right with each row, forming vertical zigzags. Four selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s-plied). Weft: camelid; blue cotton; brown cotton; (2s-plied). At one end warps are cut, stitched back into the ???
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, tapestry?, fragmentary, multi-colored stepped design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 22.5 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3557

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