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Object Number 42-28-30/4438
Display Title Textile, double cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Small coarse brown and white double cloth square with bird design: Textile; square cloth of 1-1 plainweave doubleweave with 4.5 rows of parrots in brown on white cotton (z-2s, 6 warp, 5 weft/cm.). Upper half very loosely woven (3 weft/cm.) exaggerating height of parrots; parallel to warp headings have two multi-strand wefts. Back face not as clear as front. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, white, brown bird design, loose weave
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: 27 x 26 cm (10 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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