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Object Number 46-77-30/9100
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of simple gauze weave in brown cotton (2s-plied); interlocking design of diamonds enclosing birdsand faced done in tapestry using dark pink, light pink, yellow camelid. Six camelid wefts put in between gauze wefts giving design mosaic-like effect against transparent ground. One warp, one weft selvage.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, interlocking diamond design, brown, pink
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, inland from
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 14.5 cm (16 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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