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Loom and weaving tools
Object Number 46-77-30/8020
Display Title Loom and weaving tools
Descriptions
Object Description Three weaving swords, three tapered pick-up sticks, four loom bars with indentations, one piece of cane with piece of slit tapestry in progress wrapped around it. White cotton warp (2s-plied) with slit tapestry weave in red, green, yellow, black camelid (2s-plied). One piece of vegetal fiber cord (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, wood loom and weaving tools, 3 weaving swords, 3 tapered pick-up sticks
Classification
  • Tool
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Zapallan
Intrasite Grave Y
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Chillon Valley
Materials Wood, Cotton, Camelid, Cane, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 57.5 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm (22 5/8 x 11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 14
Label on object 46-77-30/8020/ loom and cords

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