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Object Number 46-77-30/9614
Display Title Textile, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of complex gauze weave of white cotton with complementary weft-patterned border of dark brown camelid and white cotton (both 2s-plied). Scroll motif repeated, separated by double vertical bar. One warp, one weft selvage. WArp, weft: white cotton, (s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, band, patterned design, gauze weave
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: 10 x 41 cm (3 15/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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