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Object Number
42-28-30/4437
Display Title
Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragment of Kelim tapestry - horizontal rows of stylized figures and small birds repeated: Textile fragment; rows of standing frontal figures "holding hands", wearing variety of headdresses. Between each 2 figures: bird at feet, terraced pyramid(?) at head. Figures: black, two pinks, brown, on yellow ground (weft: camelid, z-2s, 48 epcm.). Slit tapestry. Separately woven weft fringe (4 cm., width) stitched to bottome edge; top edge cut. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (s-2z), 7.5 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, multicolored, repeating figurative designs in rows
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huacho Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 51.5 x 41.5 cm (20 1/4 x 16 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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