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Object Number 42-12-30/3708
Display Title Border
Descriptions
Object Description Border: diagonal rows of birds and interlocked frets woven in slit tapestry with magenta and pink camelid wefts (z-2s, 25 epcm.). Above and below are wave bands in purple and yellow, and gold and yellow. Two similar pieces seamed together. One piece (3.5 cm.) longer than other. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, paired (z-2s), 5 ppcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile band, pink, red diagonal, yellow stripes, tab frin
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, Site north of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 70 cm (9 5/8 x 27 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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