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Band, warp-patterned
Object Number 45-1-30/4274
Display Title Band, warp-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Large band - warp striped warp patterned weave with two opposed bird motif; rose wool & light & dark blue cotton warp with brown cotton wef; finished with large rose wool tassels with embroidered ballso in yellow and black wool: Band of warp-faced plainweave red camelid (z-2s) on edges, with central section of warp-float weave depicting paired birds separated by stepped frets done with white and blue cotton (z-2s). Three-span floats, paired, alternate alignment. Attached at each end is a tassel comprised of a ball (5 cm., diameter) covered with embroidered(?) "waves" in yellow camelid, brown cotton; below, long red camelid fringes.
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, warp-patterned, 2 opposed bird motif, rose wool with blue a
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Coastal
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Wool, Cotton, Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 508 x 4.8 cm (200 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-1-30/4274

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