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Object Number 46-77-30/9352
Display Title Shroud, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Mummy wrapping of heavy white plainweave cotton (warp, weft: 2s-plied). Folded parallel to weft and stitched with bunched seam near fold. Cotton sewing yarn (4z-plied). Wad of unspun cotton found with cloth.
Inventory Description Organic, plainweave white cotton, carbonized, unspun cotton bundle
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / Macas
Intrasite Green site
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 36.5 x 23.5 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2

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