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Object Number 63-12-30/8438
Display Title Textile, supplementary weft
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of plainweave white cotton, decorated with rows of animals, birds, geometric motifs separated by Horizontal lines. Designs: pink, yellow, red, dark brown camelid, brown cotton, in supplementary weft patterning over three, under three warps, two pattern wefts between ground wefts, effect like tapestry on plainweave. Two shots of four wefts make warp heading. Warp, weft: white cotton, (z-2s), 12 epcm.; 10 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, wove textile, plainweave, geometric and animal design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca?
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Pisco?
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Paracas?
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 10 cm (5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-12-30/8438

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