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Textile, painted
Object Number 16-5-30/86948
Display Title Textile, painted
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion consisting of two widths of 2-1 plainweave tan cotton. Cloth is painted with dark brown pigment in a large seal(?) design of stepped lines and segmented circles. Along one end a row of tasseled headdress motifs. A separately constructed fringe of replied cotton yarns stitched along the warp selvages. Two warp, three weft selvages. Warp: tan cotton, (s-pairs), 9 ppcm. Weft: tan cotton, (s), 9 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, plainweave, painted geometric designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Piura Region / Huancabamba Province / <City> / El Burro Hill / Incasic Cave
Intrasite Mummy #68
Additional Geographic Terms Northern highlands
Materials Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 91.5 x 57 cm (36 x 22 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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