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Shroud, painted
Object Number 16-5-30/86945
Display Title Shroud, painted
Descriptions
Object Description Shroud of 2-1 plainweave tan cotton (s), painted with a square grid and squares containing a "cogged wheel" or four "audiencias" in alternating pattern. Border has double -ended feather ornaments and a row of triangles. Four panels seamed together loosely with whip stitch of tan cotton (z-2s-spun); each panel (33 cm. width). Cloth appears to have been painted after panels assembled. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven shroud, tan cotton plainweave, painted design, 4 selvages
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Piura Region / Huancabamba Province / <City> / El Burro Hill / Incasic Cave
Intrasite Mummy #67
Additional Geographic Terms Northern highlands
Materials Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 140 x 109 cm (55 1/8 x 42 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16-5-30/86945

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