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Object Number 46-77-30/9487
Display Title Tunic, Horizontal neck slit
Descriptions
Object Description Shirt; single piece of white cotton plainweave (warp, weft: s) seamed warp selvage to warp selvage to make a tube. Tube stitched closed along one side leaving Horizontal opening for neck. Extra width in shirt taken up by deep fold at each side and a small opening (vertical armhole) left at top of folds. Metal at neck of mummy has corroded, leaving a greenish stain. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, tunic, white plainweave, horizontal neck slit
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Vilcoshuara
Intrasite Mummy
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 43 x 41 cm (16 15/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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