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Object Number
46-77-30/8956
Display Title
Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Border; slit tapestry in shades of yellow, brown, pink, red camelid on red ground. Central section: six birds facing one direction, bodies, eyes outlined in contrasting colors. Stepped fret band between weft stripes above and below main section; at top of fragment, three 3-stepped sections with hour-glass designs. Yellow tapestry tab fringe (1.5" x 1/3" (6 paired warp ends). Weft selvages good; warp selvaged along tabs (some tabs joined by thick white cord); at top warp cut close to stepped design. Warp visible in sections. Evidence of sewing along long vertical side of stepped sections
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber textile, tab fringe, stepped edge, bird motif, slit tapestr
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
<City>
/
Sayan
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/8943 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
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Sayan
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| 46-77-30/8942 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
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| 46-77-30/10361A | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
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Supe
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| 42-12-30/3571 | Stepped corner, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9677 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 38-10-30/1715 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8944 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/8932 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/8947 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/10377 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 75-20-30/8819 | Border |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 63-12-30/8446 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Pisco?
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