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Object Number 42-12-30/3568
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Border; diagonal design of serrated interlocking forms with "eyes", woven in slit tapestry with eccentric outlining. Motifs: dark blue, dark green, purple, yellow, outlined in red. At side border forms stepped right angle; across bottom, yellow tab fringe. Three widths seamed together to make border, cut from a fine 2-1 plainweave mantle(?) of brown cotton. One warp, six weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (s-pairs), with weft crossing 4 warps. Weft: camelid, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, interlocking design, tab fringe, stepped c
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North-central coast
Dimensions Overall: 180 x 19 cm (70 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3568

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