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Object Number
46-77-30/8924
Display Title
Textile, double cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile portion of cotton double cloth; one face blue warp and weft, one face white warp, weft (all z-2s). Design: three bands of squares-within-diamonds, separated by bands of solid color; some solid color bands unwoven on one side. Weft selvages open along solid color bands; one warp edge cut; opposite warp edge has unwoven ends (looped, not originally cut?), held togehter with thick, plied tan yarn. One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, textile fragment, plainweave, blue, white interlocking diamond design
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Lima Region
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Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 93.5 x 18.5 cm (36 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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