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Object Number
42-12-30/3559
Display Title
Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Border; a row of diamonds: magenta, orange, yellow, tan, outlined in dark brown and brown, woven in coarse slit tapestry with camelid wefts (z-2s) on paired cotton warps (2z-2s). Bands of weft-faced plainweave in same colors flank diamond row. Woven on white cotton plainweave cloth (warp, weft: z-2s, 7 epcm.) now torn away. One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, on white cotton plainweave, diamond motif
Classification
- Raw Material
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Coastal?
- Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Cotton, Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 44.5 x 10.5 cm (17 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-12-30/3559
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| 42-12-30/3709 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
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