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Object Number 42-28-30/4474
Display Title Band, triple cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Triple cloth band of gold, green and purplish black wool; repeated "owl man" design: Band; repeats of frontal figure enclosed in cloak or mummy wrapping(?), woven in loose 1-1 plainweave triple cloth. Yellow, dark green, dark brown sets of warps and wefts (z-2s). Originally figures were framed by dark brown border (now rotted). One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, band, green, gold, figurative design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Paracas
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Pisco
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Pisco Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 4.5 cm (5 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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