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Object Number 15-41-30/86887
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Slit tapestry border. Design: diagonal rows of serrated, interlocking motifs (fish?) in purple, dark green, and yellow with red outlining. Slit tapestry with camelid wefts and brown cotton warps (paired). Across bottom a row of yellow tabs. One warp, one weft selvage. Warp: brown cotton, (2z-2s), 6.5 ppcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 32 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile border, multicolored diagonal, stripes, tab fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province / Monte Grande
Intrasite Coyungo
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 25.2 cm (3 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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