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Object Number 63-12-30/8403
Display Title Mantle, embroidered, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle fragment; plainweave red camelid (z-2s) completely covered with stem stitch embroidery, depicting one small flying man holding a fan, and large smiling face with hair standing on end. Embroidery uses camelid yarns (z-2s): gold, purple, green, on dark green ground.
Inventory Description Organic, woven mantle fragment, plainweave, embroidered effigy design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate Period 1
  • Paracas?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas? / Paracas Necropolis?
Additional Geographic Terms South Coast
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 5 cm (6 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-12-30/8403
Provenance
Collector Prof. Herbert Joseph Spinden
Donor Donated by Mrs. Margaret Castle Tozzer (02/26/1963)

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