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Object Number
46-77-30/9551
Display Title
Textile, plainweave, tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile portion of plainweave dark brown cotton (2s-plied) with four stepped corners of eccentric tapestry, woven separately and stitched to the stepped edge of the plainweave. Vegetal(?) forms woven in camelid: dark brown, blue, purple, outlined with red, on yellow ground. Across center of the cloth in each direction is embroidered a band of stepped frets, flanked by two narrow bands of simple motifs. Stem-stitch embroidery done with camelid yarns, same as above plus white (2s-plied). Four selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile, dark brown, embroidered multicolored bands
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: 90 x 49 cm (35 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 979-17-30/10097 | Loincloth, plainweave, looped |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
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Raw Material |
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| |
| 46-77-30/9606 | Textile, open plainweave |
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|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 978-11-30/10048 | Textile, slit tapestry |
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|
Peru
| |
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|
Sayan
| |
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Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
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Woven Fiber
|
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