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Object Number
42-12-30/3704
Display Title
Textile, tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapestry; 2 rows of long-beaked birds, magenta, yellow, ochre, gray-green, white, on dark brown and black ground. Birds viewed from above (or below), form cross-like configurations. Slit tapestry, dovetailed tapestry. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (s-2z), 8.5 epcm. Weft: cotton, (z-pairs), (s); camelid, (z-2s), 30-50 epcm. Warp ends woven obliquely before forming fringe.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven textile fragment, multicolored bird motif, fringed side
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huacho, Site north of
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 58.5 cm (10 5/8 x 23 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4437 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 38-10-30/1722 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 978-11-30/10025 | Band, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3322 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3561 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 38-10-30/1714 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
| |
| 42-12-30/3189 | Textile, tapestry, lined |
Woven Fiber
|
Fortaleza
| |
| 39-83-30/1866 | Border |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3562 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3763 | Tab, tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 47-63-30/5708 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 87-61-30/54464 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
|