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Object Number 46-77-30/9446
Display Title Textile, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion; single gauze crossing (2-2 complex gauze) followed by six wefts in plainweave. At intervals are wider bands of plainweave. One warp, one weft selvage. Warp, weft: tan cotton, (s), hard spun.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, brown, gauze, open weave, torn
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaral Province / Chancay / Andamo
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 53 cm (13 3/4 x 20 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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