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Object Number 75-20-30/8849A
Display Title Textile, painted
Descriptions
Object Description Remains of 5 separately woven webs seamed together. Strips of 1-1 plainweave tan cotton alternate with strips of 1-1 plainweave tan cotton painted with intricate designs in dark brown pigment. Zig-zag bands composed of rows of birds and wave bands. Strips (ca. 30 cm. width) seamed together along the weft selvages. One warp, four weft selvages. Warp: cotton, (z-2s), 16 epcm. Weft: cotton, (z-2s), 12 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, brown plainweave, borders of painted design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coastal
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Dimensions Overall: 77.5 x 56 cm (30 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.)
Quantity 3

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