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Object Number 16-5-30/86930
Display Title Shroud, warp-striped
Descriptions
Object Description Shroud of heavy cotton cloth, warp-faced with stripes of 2-1 plainweave in blue, tan, and white (all s), and stripes of simple three-span warp float pattern. Cloth is composed of three webs each 52 cm. (width) seamed together with pairs of s-spun cotton yarn in a whip stitch. One warp, two weft selvages. Weft: tan cotton, (s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven shroud, cotton plainweave, warp-striped, tan, white and blue, tor
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Piura Region / Huancabamba Province / <City> / El Burro Hill / Incasic Cave
Intrasite Mummy #63
Additional Geographic Terms Northern highlands
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 162 x 103 cm (63 3/4 x 40 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16-5-30/86930

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