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Object Number
63-12-30/8399
Display Title
Organic, woven mantle, embroidered block design, anthropomorphic figures
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragments of mantle - 1 interior fragment, 5 panel units (embroidered with falling figures); Mantle fragment of plainweave camelid, embroidered checkerboard fashion with squares (8 x 8 in.) depicting flying men holding tumi knives and batons. Stem stitch embroidery covers surface of squares with dark green camelid (z-2s). Figures: gold, purple, brown camelid (z-2s). Warp: red camelid, (z-2s), 13 epcm. Weft: red camelid, (z-2s), 11 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven mantle, embroidered block design, anthropomorphic figures
Classification
- Fabric
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Horizon 10
- Paracas
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ica Region
/
Pisco Province
/
Paracas?
/
Paracas Necropolis?
Additional Geographic Terms
South Coast
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 26.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-12-30/8399
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Herbert Joseph Spinden
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Margaret Castle Tozzer
(02/26/1963)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63-12-30/8400 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
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Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8401 | Organic, mantle, embroidered fragment with anthropomorphic figures |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8402 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8404 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8406 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8407 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 32-30-30/46 | Mantle, embroidered; linear style |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Pisco?
| |
| 63-12-30/8405 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 38-28-30/4156 | Mantle, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 63-12-30/8403 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8416 | Mantle?, embroidered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Paracas Necropolis?
| |
| 63-12-30/8419 | Mantle, embroidered, fragment |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis?
|