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Object Number
46-77-30/8958
Display Title
Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile; stepped diamonds enclose standing figures in two-pointed hat and collar, holding plant(?) in one hand. Red ground, light red diamonds, figures in gold, red, black. Across top, bottom, rows of birds, black and gold, flanked by bands of light and dark red weft-faced plainweave. Four selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: camelid, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber textile, slit tapestry, figurative design, bird motif
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle horizon
- Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
<City>
/
Sayan
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 54.5 x 16.5 cm (21 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(12/1940-11/1944)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(11/26/1946)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(11/26/1946)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/8959 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/9108 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/10180A | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
| 46-77-30/10180B | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
| 46-77-30/10180C | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8947 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/7378 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
El Cemetario
| |
| 46-77-30/10367 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9112 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/8962 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/9189 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Zapallan
| |
| 46-77-30/9749 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
|