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Object Number
42-12-30/3703
Display Title
Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapestry panel; standing figure in crescent headdress fills red square (11x11 cm.) in center of panel. Surrounding figure are concentric bands: 2 yellow with flying birds, 1 tan with animals, 1 dark brown, 1 red. Yellow tab fringe at bottom. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z), (z-2s), 26 epcm.; blue cotton, (s). Was sewn to another fabric, with brown cotton, along side selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile, slit tapestry, central figure, rows of bird motif, tab fringe
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
- Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huacho, Site north of
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 44.5 x 42.5 cm (17 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48-37-30/7183 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
| |
| 42-12-30/3322 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3763 | Tab, tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 42-12-30/3303 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Ica Region
| |
| 38-10-30/1715 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-53-30/5477 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-28-30/4437 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 978-11-30/10024A | Textile, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3704 | Textile, tapestry, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3562 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 38-10-30/1722 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3510 | Textile, slit tapestry, depicts Chancay monkey figure |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|