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Object Number
46-81-30/5517
Display Title
Loincloth, composite
Descriptions
Object Description
One woven breech clout with a red stripe and yellow and blue stripe on one end: Textile portion of warp-faced plainweave white cotton; across one end a red camelid border of weft-faced plainweave on 4 warps with narrow row of multicolored tapestry squares in middle. Warp ends are chained at both ends. At each corner of border are 2 thick cotton cords (25 cm., length). The other end has a large knot of cords at one corner and remains of single cords at other. Function unknown. Four selvages. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 24 epcm. Weft: white cotton, (z-2s), 6 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile, woven white cotton, red band, twisted cords at co
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late horizon
- Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Arequipa Region
/
Caylloma Province
/
Majes
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, Southern Highlands; Majes Valley near Santa Isabel de Siguas
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 90 x 29 cm (35 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-81-30/5516 | Loincloth, warp/weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Majes
| |
| 46-81-30/5515 | Loincloth, warp/weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Majes
| |
| 46-81-30/5529 | Headband or sling |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Majes
| |
| 75-20-30/8801 | Loincloth?, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-12-30/3237 | Miniature loincloth |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 90-17-30/49301A | Textile, twined pattern |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca
| |
| 46-81-30/5538 | Carrying cloth, warp-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Majes
| |
| 75-20-30/8821 | Bag |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-28-30/4503 | Belt, warp-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 75-20-30/8822 | Loincloth, warp-striped |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 38-10-30/1722 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 10-32-30/76096.1 | Bag, sewn closed |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Chimbote
|