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Mantle, embroidered
Object Number 32-30-30/44
Display Title Mantle, embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle, embroidered. Plainweave of natural vicuna yarn. Corners embroidered in stem stitch by small "real" birds. Demons are dark blue and dark green on a red ground. Around sides is an edge of cross-knit looping in the same yarns. Warp: natural vicuna, (2s plied). Weft: natural vicuna, (2s plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, plainweave, embroidered corners, figurative, seam
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early horizon
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 96 × 250 cm (37 13/16 × 98 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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