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Object Number 46-77-30/7408
Display Title Band, slit, dovetail tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Tapestry fragment - Kelim, debased digure with staff: Band depicting frontal figure with elaborate headdress, holding staff, done in tapestry with slit and dovetailed joins. One warp end cut, overcast with red camelid, other cut. Two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (2z-plied). Weft: red, white, dark brown, dark blue, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, multicolored antropomorphic designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Inca
  • Rukana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nazca
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 4.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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