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Object Number
46-81-30/5516
Display Title
Loincloth, warp/weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description
One woven breech clout with a wide red stripe on one end: Textile portion of warp-faced plainweave white cotton. Across one end a wide border of red camelid, weft-faced plainweave on triple warps. Middle of border, narrow band of weft-float weave in black, green, gold camelid, along selvages thick cotton cords attached, 4 single, one doubled, near each corner. At other end, border repeated, but only (1 cm., width), a double cord attached at each corner. Function unknown. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 36 epcm. Weft: white cotton, (z-2s), 9 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile, plaine, red band, twisted ties at both ends
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Inca?
- Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Arequipa Region
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Caylloma Province
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Majes
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, Southern Highlands; Majes Valley near Santa Isabel de Siguas
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 56 x 45 cm (22 1/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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