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Object Number
15-41-30/86882
Display Title
Organic, textile, tapestry fragment, zoomorphic geometric designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Slit tapestry textile portion, decorated with rows of whales(?)with small fish inside, spaced on a ground full of small figures--birds and marine forms. Birds and animals are yellow, white and pink, outlined in dark brown on a magenta ground. Across the bottom is a border of serrated forms between narrow bands of weft-faced plainweave. Stitched at lower edge a separately woven narrow band with wave motif. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 10 epcm. Weft: camelid, cotton, (z-2s), 34 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, tapestry fragment, zoomorphic geometric designs, torn
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Ancon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Rimac
/
Nana
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 44 cm (20 1/2 x 17 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87-61-30/54464 | Textile, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-12-30/3561 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Border, slit tapestry
| 10-12-10/76013 | Border, slit tapestry |
Fabric
|
Ancon
| |
| 42-12-30/3571 | Stepped corner, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 38-10-30/1722 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 978-11-30/10025 | Band, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3562 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 96-26-30/54896 | Band, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Ancon?
| |
| 42-12-30/3322 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24102 | Sleeve, slit tapestry, fringed |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3353B | Headband, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24101 | Sleeve, slit tapestry, fringed |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|