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Object Number 63-12-30/8432
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band with three repeats of interlocked serpent motif in red, blue, green, yellow camelid, white cotton weft (all z-2s, 32 epcm.), on brown cotton warps (z-2s, 5 epcm.). Slit tapestry with occasional dovetailing.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, band, multicolored serpent pattern, red
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Middle Horizon?
  • Nazca Y
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nazca, Yca area
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 6.2 cm (11 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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