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Bag
Object Number 38-28-30/4114
Display Title Bag
Descriptions
Object Description Bag - knotless netting technique of 2 ply cotton in stripes of tan, greenish-blue & carbonized black; badly disintegrated Bag in interlinking (plaiting) with vertical stripes of dark brown, tan and dark green cotton (z-2s) alternating. As made, the piece was 32 cm. in length, then folded in half and seamed up sides. A yarn is attached in loops to the warp selvages at the mouth and a drawstring inserted through the loops..
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, knotless netting, cotton, striped, disintegrated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Horizon 1
  • Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas / Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite Mummy bundle
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 18 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-28-30/4114

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