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Object Number
42-12-30/3589
Display Title
Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Border: four repeats of Huari standing figure holding staff in each hand, wearing 3-point hat; fig. reduced to series of rectangles: blue, pink, yellow, white, maroon, outlined in dark brown on red ground. Between figs: rectangular areas (6x10 cm.) w/diag. step block bands separated by slits; bands alternate colors: red/pink or red-brown/pink. Stepped block band across bottom: black outlined in white. Stitched to 2-1 plainweave cotton cloth now cut away. Warp, border: cotton, blue and white plied (s-2z) 9 epcm.; cotton (s-pairs), 18 epcm. Weft border: camelid (z-2s), 6 epcm.; cotton (s)12epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile, slit tapestry, repeating standing figure, multico
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Tiahuanaco
- Tiwanaku
- Moche
- Huari
- Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Tiwanaku
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast?
Dimensions
Overall: 102.5 x 10.4 cm (40 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1941-1942)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(06/15/1942)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(06/15/1942)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3322 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 48-37-30/7183 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 46-77-30/10366 | Tunic?, border |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 15-41-30/86882 | Organic, textile, tapestry fragment, zoomorphic geometric designs |
Woven Fiber
|
Nana
| |
| 44-31-30/4287 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Huacho
| |
| 47-63-30/5709 | Bag, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3559 | Border, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 63-12-30/8449 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Pisco
| |
| 42-12-30/3303 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Ica Region
| |
| 42-12-30/3708 | Border |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 42-28-30/4497 | Headband, tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Vincha
|