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Object Number 46-77-30/9110
Display Title Band, tapestry and openwork
Descriptions
Object Description Tapestry band decorated with crudely woven bird shapes, weft stripes, and woven tab fringe. Openwork squared mesh with paired warps and wefts of brown cotton (s). Wrapping weft encircles an interlacing weft with which it is paired, as well as the pair of warps intersected. Openwork: one warp, one weft selvage. Tapestry: two weft selvages; warp: brown cotton; weft: red, black, pink, gold camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, textile border, slit tapestry, figurative design, loose open weave
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late 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: 56.5 x 17 cm (22 1/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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