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Textile, weft-patterned
Textile, weft-patterned
Object Number 42-28-30/4434
Display Title Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Coarse plain cloth brown cotton textile with brocaded red wool cat motif at one end: Textile portion; square cloth of 1-1 plainweave brown cotton (z-2s, 8 warps, 6 wefts/cm). One half very loosely woven (2.5 weft/cm.); at other end a section of supplementary weft patterning, diamond design in bright pink camelid (z-2s). Supplementary wefts alternate with ground wefts. Floats generally 5-span. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, brown plainweave, pink diamond patter brocade, one end
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 31.5 cm (7 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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