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Object Number 46-77-30/8941
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band with repeats of an S-shaped double-headed serpend in rectangular frame woven in dark red, pink, tan, gold camelid (all 2s-plied). Along sides, narrow red border; slit bridged by dovetailed weft every (2 cm.). At one end, warp cut and stitched back in; at other, cotton tie. Four selvages. Warp: cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, slit tapestry, rectangles with s-shaped design, red border
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Sayan
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Dimensions Overall: 72 x 3.5 cm (28 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/8941

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