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Object Number 42-28-30/4435
Display Title Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Coarse brown cotton square - plain weave with simple yellow, pink & rose-red wool brocade cormers: Textile portion; square cloth, 1-1 plainweave brown cotton (z-2s, 8 warp, 6 weft/cm.). Center section loosely woven (3 weft/cm.). In each corner a stepped triangle with pink and yellow fish done in discontinuous supplementary weft patterning. Supplementary wefts: camelid, (z-2s), (z), in 3-span floats. Warp headings have 2 doubled wefts. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, brown, plainweave, brocade stepped corners
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: 45 x 41 cm (17 11/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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