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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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Woven Fiber
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Fabric
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Woven Fiber
Huacho
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Woven Fiber
Peru
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Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Border, weft-patterned
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Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Apron, tasselled
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Woven Fiber
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Band
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Woven Fiber
Peru
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Bag
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Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
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Woven Fiber
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