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Object Number 46-77-30/9518
Display Title Cushion
Descriptions
Object Description Cushion; 2-2 plainweave of brown cotton (s) with supplementary weft patterning of pink camelid (2s-plied) in diamond design of interlocked serpents. Multiple tassels of pink and yellow camelid are tacked in rows near edges. A 2-1 plainweave brown cotton (s) forms back of cushion and between these two cloths is a layer of unspun cotton. One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile stuffed with cotton, multiple tassels, geometric d
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / <City> / Vilcoshuara
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 51 x 25 cm (20 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Cushion?
42-12-30/3740 Cushion?
Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Shawl, weft patterned
979-17-30/10062 Shawl, weft patterned
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Organic, woven sash fragment, open weave, gold, brown, and red
46-77-30/10324 Organic, woven sash fragment, open weave, gold, brown, and red
Fabric
Supe
Organic, textile, tapestry frgaments with tassels
979-17-30/10092 Organic, textile, tapestry frgaments with tassels
Woven Fiber
Peru
Band, warp-patterned
42-12-30/3727 Band, warp-patterned
Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Border, weft-patterned
42-12-30/3714 Border, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Apron, tasselled
46-77-30/9105 Apron, tasselled
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Band
979-17-30/10091 Band
Woven Fiber
Peru
Textile, warp/weft-patterned
39-83-30/1867 Textile, warp/weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Jequetepeque?
Textile, supplementary weft
46-77-30/10488 Textile, supplementary weft
Woven Fiber
Bandurria
Bag
42-12-30/3239A Bag
Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Sash, weft-patterned
46-77-30/10428 Sash, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Supe