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Object Number 42-12-30/3717
Display Title Band?, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band; diagonal design of serrated interlocking ray motifs woven in slit tapestry technique: brown and yellow with magenta accents. At one end a border with repeated birds woven in dark red on magenta. Band initially (10 cm., width), then some warps left unwoven, band narrows to (8.2 cm., width). Two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton. Weft: camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, band, diagonal interlocking diamond design, brown, pink
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • 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: 42.5 x 10 cm (16 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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