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Object Number
46-77-30/9553
Display Title
Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Shaped tapestry border done in slit tapestry. Upper section has stepped outline and all-over design of crosses. Below, four felines, face front with bodies in profile. Lower edge tabs. Piece never used; scaffolding weft for the tabs still in places. Warp: cotton, (2s-plied). Weft; purple, red, pink, yellow camelid, (2s-plied); blue, white cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, slit, feline motif, crosses, multicolore
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: 25 x 29 cm (9 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/8947 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/9691 | Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, red, pink, and yellow |
Fabric
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9558 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/9693 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9559 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/10380 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
|
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for Bag?, slit tapestry
| 46-77-30/11023 | Bag?, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Vista Alegre
| |
| 63-12-30/8449 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Pisco
| |
| 42-12-30/3353A | Headband, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Acari
| |
| 46-77-30/8956 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 46-77-30/8983 | Band, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 46-77-30/9557 | Border, slit tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
|