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Object Number 12-63-30/87765
Display Title Bag, plainweave, with copper
Descriptions
Object Description Small cloth bags containing pieces of Copper: Five crudely made bags of 2-1 plainweave white cotton (s). Each bag has two weft selvages, but only one has a warp selvage. The bags are formed from rectangles folded on one side and sewn up bottom and side. Cut edges are left unfinished. The bags are stacked and each has a small piece of copper placed inside, near the center of the bag.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag fragment, white cotton plainweave, with copper
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lambayeque Region / <County> / <City> / Burial
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 6 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 12-63-30/87765

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