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Object Number 42-12-30/3585
Display Title Headcloth, gauze, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Head cloth of 1-1 plainweave rose-colored cotton; two widths seamed together. Along one warp selvage is s (1.5 cm.) section of simple gauze weave on groups of four warps. Yellow feathers caught in weave. Four selvages. Warp, weft: cotton, crepe (s-spun).
Inventory Description Organic, woven headcloth, gauze plainweave, rose colored, 4 selvages, torn
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 92 x 88 cm (36 1/4 x 34 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3585

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