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Loincloth, fragment
Object Number 42-12-30/3574
Display Title Loincloth, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Decorated front of a cotton plainweave loincloth, with reversed diagonal design of small interlocking triangular shapes. Purple, red, yellow camelid woven in three-color complementary weft weave. Narrow band of 3-3 plainweave brown cotton stitched along top, and extends at one side as tie. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, diagonal triangular shapes, twisted cord
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 28 cm (6 5/16 x 11 in.)
Quantity 1

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