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Object Number 46-77-30/9124
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion composed of four separate cloths whip stitched together: fringed pink camelid weft-faced plainweave; two narrow slit tapestries with geometric motifs; central tapestry panel decorated with eight anthropomorphic figures with elaborate headdresses. Either poor weft control or drawing in on weft for scalloped effect (effect similar to Navajo wedge weave). Warp: brown cotton. Weft: pink, yellow, deep red camelid, blue cotton.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, slit textile fragment, row of figures, red fringe extensio
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 24 cm (22 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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