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Object Number
32-30-30/52
Display Title
Embroidered mantle depicting llamas
Descriptions
Object Description
Mantle, embroidered. Plainweave of natural vicuna. Across center a row of llamas embroidered in stem stitch in many shades of camelid. In corners a mother llama nurses her young. Around sides an edge of cross-knit looping in same yarns. Warp: natural vicuna, (2s plied). Weft: natural vicuna, (2s plied). Paired with 32-30-30/44.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, plainweave, embroidered llamas, red fringe
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Horizon 10
- Early Intermediate Period 1
- Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Pisco Province
/
Paracas?
Materials
Fiber, Vicuna wool
Dimensions
Overall: 114 × 276 cm (44 7/8 × 108 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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| |
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