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Object Number 46-77-30/9529
Display Title Tunic?, supplementary weft
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic(?) portion of nearly warp-faced plainweave brown cotton patterned with discontinuous supplementary wefts of pink and yellow camelid (2s-plied). Supplementary wefts float over three or more warps in an all-over pattern of birds. Discontinuous wefting is used to make a vertical slit (14 cm., length) from upper edge, possibly a neck opening. One warp, two weft selvage. Warp, weft: brown cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber textile, split at end, repeating bird motif, pink, tan
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: 47.5 x 17 cm (18 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara
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