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Object Number
46-77-30/7409
Display Title
Band, interlock tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapestry fragment - full face figure, snake headdress: Tapestry band with single interlocked weft joins. Design: detailed depiction of standing frontal figure (12 cm., height) with elaborate headdress. In each hand, staff ending in animal head at bottom. Two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (2z-plied). Weft: red camelid ground, blue, green, gold, purple, white camelid, ((2s-plied).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, multicolored figurative design, holes
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Huari
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Peru, South coast: Nazca; Rio Grande Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 10 cm (9 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/7367 | Headband, tapestry, looped |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Loma Huelo
| |
| 42-12-30/3519 | Band, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7408 | Band, slit, dovetail tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3518 | Band, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7359 | Headband, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Loma Huelo
| |
| 15-41-30/86900A | Band, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Usaka
| |
| 42-12-30/3760A | Border, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 46-77-30/7368 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Loma Huelo
| |
| 46-77-30/7404 | Band, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 46-77-30/7675 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3317 | Band, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/7715 | Mantle, interlock tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Cahuachi
|