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Object Number 46-77-30/9640
Display Title Textile, tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion of simple gauze weave ground of white cotton; divided into seven squares by weft-faced bands of yellow camelid (z) and vertical rows of waves. In each square is a bird woven in yellow camelid (2s-plied) on gauze ground. Four selvages. Warp, weft: white cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, squares, yellow bird motif, red eyes, 4 selvages
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, inland from
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 21 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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