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Object Number 32-30-30/43
Display Title Mantle, embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle: 2 widths of 1-1 plainweave natural cotton seamed together lengthwise; embroidered with all-over pattern of small oblong shapes--red, dark green, gray, dark brown, arranged in diagonal rows. Side border (11 cm. width) embroidered with diagonal rows of small double-headed felines in same colors; turn corner into short ends; 2 narrow bands with this border design run down center of mantle on either side of seam. Four selvages. Warp: (z-2s), 22 epcm. Weft: (z-2s), 18 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, embroidered with pattern of small shapes, multico
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Paracas Necropolis
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Pisco?
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 120 cm (47 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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