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Organic, painted textile with human figure, fringed end
Object Number 46-77-30/7775
Display Title Organic, painted textile with human figure, fringed end
Descriptions
Object Description Grave marker; warp-faced white cotton plainweave (warp, weft: 2s-plied). Linear depiction of standing man with head and waist appendages ending in snake heads, painted with yellow-brown pigment. One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, painted textile with human figure, fringed end
Classification
  • Fabric
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paracas Cavernas
  • Early horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Pisco
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 16.5 cm (10 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/7775

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