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Net, knotted
Object Number 46-77-30/8955
Display Title Net, knotted
Descriptions
Object Description Net; coarse 2-ply, s-twist agave yarn in alternating blue, brown rectangles forming checkerboard pattern; fragment roughly rectangular, one side open, other pulled together with brown yarn (somewhat resembling bag with no bottom). Each square (3"x6") knotting within square in half-hitch. Between squares simple knots; blue squares seemingly dyed after being knotted; blue squares made first(?), then brown knotted onto them.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, knotted net
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Sayan
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley; Huacho
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 55.88 x 35.56 cm (22 x 14 in.)
Quantity 1

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