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Object Number
46-77-30/7404
Display Title
Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapestry fragment - band with Tiahuanaco figure & snake-like joined to another incomplete figure: Band of slit tapestry; at one end, a standing figure (4.8 cm.) in elaborate headdress. At other end, part of snake or snake-like appendage (remainder torn off), and between is a series of parallel undulating lines, running vertically. Two weft selvages. Weft: red, blue, black, white, gold, green camelid, (2s-plied); (replied-z).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven band, slit tapestry, snake, bird and human motif
Classification
- Woven Fiber
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late horizon
- Rukana
- Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast; Nazca
Materials
Camelid
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 4.8 cm (14 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/7404
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