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Object Number 46-77-30/8963
Display Title Tunic?, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic(?) half; ground cloth worn plainweave tan cotton (s) foled and stitched to size. Front, back have rows of feathers applied: paired rows of red-orange alternate with paired rows of blue. Across bottom edge, row of long blue feathers. Feathers knotted onto cords, stitched down. Long feathers caught midway with another row or two of stitches. Shoulder area of the tunic undecorated. Feathers ruffled. Two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, brown plainweave cotton with rows of blue-green and red-
Classification
  • Woven 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
Dimensions Overall: 143 x 39.4 cm (56 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/8963

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