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Object Number 14-7-30/89793
Display Title Bag
Descriptions
Object Description Slit tapestry bag with eccentric weft outlining. Design is yellow and purple feline faces repeated on magenta ground within yellow octagonal frames resembling feline tails. Four selvages. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z), 10 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 45 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, slit tapestry, feline face motif, linen backed, holes
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Pachacamac / Pachacamac
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 18.5 cm (8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-7-30/89793
Provenance
Collector Dr. Julio C. Tello (1914)
Seller Dr. Julio C. Tello (1914)

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