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Object Number 46-77-30/9464
Display Title Textile, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of complex gauze weave (2-2) blue cotton (s spun, overspun); groups of four warps are spaced. One gauze crossing followed by three plainweave wefts; this unit repeated five times, then gauze crossing followed by five plainweave wefts; this sequence repeats, giving plaid effect. One warp, one weft selvage.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, blue plainweave, gauze
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Vilcoshuara
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 38 cm (22 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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