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Organic, painted textile fragment with geometric designs
Organic, painted textile fragment with geometric designs
Object Number 46-77-30/9641
Display Title Organic, painted textile fragment with geometric designs
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion; two pieces of white cotton cloth seamed together with tight overcast stitching. Warp and weft directions indeterminable and outer edges are all cut. Fine negative painting in brown pigment; designs appear as white lines: birds, human figures, interlocked, motifs, etc. arranged in strips. Selvages?
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, painted textile fragment with geometric designs, brown
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 Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 35 x 21 cm (13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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