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Object Number
46-77-30/9566
Display Title
Tunic, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Tunic remodelled from shroud of 2-1 plainweave white cotton with corners brocaded with magenta camelid (2s-plied) in diamond design. Brocaded corners are on inside and a plainweave is overlapped and stitched to make tunic. Large brown and white speckled feathers are knotted onto yarns and stitched down as widely spaced (5 cm.) rows of feathers. Surface not covered. Tunic is open on sides, at lower corners are knotted cords. Warp: white cotton, (s-pairs). Weft: cotton, (s).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber tunic, plainweave, covered with speckled feathers
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
<City>
/
Vilcoshuara
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Feather, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 58 cm (17 5/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/8009A | Tunic, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Zapallan
| |
| 14-38-30/85947 | Tunic, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca
| |
| 46-77-30/9565 | Tunic, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 982-4-30/10702 | Tunic, panel, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8963 | Tunic?, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 42-28-30/4490 | Tunic, half |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province
| |
| 15-41-30/86916 | Cap band, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
| 42-12-30/3368 | Tunic, feathered, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Nazca Province?
| |
| 46-77-30/8966 | Textile, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Sayan
| |
| 42-12-30/3697 | Tunic, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3758 | Tunic, discontinuous warp/weft |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Nazca Province?
| |
| 46-77-30/10528 | Headdress, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|