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Tunic, panel, dovetail tapestr
Tunic, panel, dovetail tapestr
Object Number 42-12-30/3588
Display Title Tunic, panel, dovetail tapestr
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic panel with two Huari "winged" attendants, (22 cm. height), run toward each other. The 2 staffs are at the center of the panel,"wings" and belt appendages fill the space behind the figures. A geometric border surrounds the scene. Technique is slit tapestry with dovetailing. Weft: red, blue, gold, purple, pink, white camelid, (2s-plied); dark brown cotton (z spun). Warp: cotton, (z spun), used in groups of four.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, two pieces sewn, multi-colored geometric designs, border
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Date 600-1100 AD
Culture
  • Tiahuanaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms South Coast
Materials Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 32.2 cm (20 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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