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Object Number
46-77-30/9526
Display Title
Textile, gauze and tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile portion of simple gauzeweave brown cotton (2s-plied) which forms ground for tapestry (possibly embroidery). Design: diagonal rows of birds in yellow, gold, pink camelid (2s-plied) with open areas of gauze in between. Fringe of yellow camelid (2s-plied) woven on three warps, stitched along one weft selvage. Four selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, openweave, red, yellow diagonal, fringe
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: 68 x 30 cm (26 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/9530 | Textile, gauze and tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/9642 | Border, slit tapestry, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/10134 | Textile, gauze, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Acos
| |
| 46-77-30/9514 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/9147 | Headcloth?, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya? | |
| 46-77-30/9690 | Border?, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9691 | Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, red, pink, and yellow |
Fabric
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9586 | Border, slit tapestry, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/9698 | Textile, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9486 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/10203 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10291 | Tunic, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vista Alegre
|