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Object Number 46-77-30/9626
Display Title Textile, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of open plainweave indigo-dyed cotton; all-over pattern of stepped diamonds done with supplementary warps and wefts of white cotton (2s-plied) which are brought to the front when needed and float on the back between motifs. Cotton cords attached at the four corners and at midpoint on warp selvages. Four selvages. Warp, weft: indigo-dyed cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, white stepped diamond design on blue
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: 41 x 49 cm (16 1/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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