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Object Number 46-77-30/9105
Display Title Apron, tasselled
Descriptions
Object Description Apron; strip of slit tapestry with step-fret motif (dark brown/blue, magenta/pink) woven on spaced warps and stitched Horizontally to rectangular piece of cotton plainweave (warp, weft: 2s-plied). All arond tapestry, red camelid tassels attached, forming long fringe. Multiple tassels composed of many small tassels, some embroidered. Across top, waistband with stylized faces woven in complementary red and yellow camelid warps.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, multicolored tassels, open square weave, ties
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 71.5 x 46.1 cm (28 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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