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Object Number 73-6-30/7377A
Display Title Textile, gauze and plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Portions of four separate webs, sewn together. Each is warp faced plainweave with a border of openwork set off by gauze. Warp loop fringe at bottom. Warp: cotton, (z-2s). Weft: cotton (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, gauze and plainweave, brown, openwork diamond boarder
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
  • Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 22.5 cm (10 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73-6-30/7377(a)
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz
Donor Donated by Museum of Comparative Zoology

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