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Object Number 42-12-30/3719
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band; fine tapestry with magenta ground and repeated groups of three white rectangles containing small brown shapes outlined in black. Shapes may included hats, double spouts, bridge? pots. Multiple tassel at one end. Originally seamed along each weft edge to sheer cotton plainweave. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z). Weft: camelid, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile band, red, white squares, geometric designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, Site north of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 185 x 2.2 cm (72 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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