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Object Number 44-31-30/4287
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile - fragment of Kelim tapestry band with 2 & portion of 3d frog-like creatures; cotton warp & wool weft; rose-red background with figures in yellow, maroon, tan, blue-gray & pink: Fragment of slit tapestry band with 3 spotted animals, frontal view with legs and tail extended; done in dark red, pink, ochre, yellow camelid on cherry red camelid ground. Warp heading has one replied cotton yarn. Dovetailing wefts, broken across each edge, indicate the piece was jointed to other pieces originally. One warp selvage. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 48 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, wove band, slit tapestry, red ground with polychrome animal figures
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 9.5 cm (8 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-31-30/4287

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