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Object Number 46-77-30/8923
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile; slit tapestry with face in red, pink, yellow, white, blue, lavender, black on pinkish red ground; some weft ends loose on back. Beginning warp ends enclosed in black and yellow band rolled under to appear thick and padded (technique unknown); warp, weft yarns, extraneous yarns loose and twisted at unfinished top. Weft selvages good.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, slit tapestry, face on pink ground, long fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 14 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/8923

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