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Object Number 46-77-30/9643
Display Title Shawl, plainweave and tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Square shawl of open plainweave dark brown cotton (s) folded into triangle and stitched together. Two short sides edged with slit tapestry borders. Design is repeated feather: red, brown, white on yellow and tan ground. Tufts of weft-loop fringe extend at edge of tapestry. Warp: cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: camelid, (2s-plied); white cotton, (z).
Inventory Description Organic, woven shawl, brown cotton plainweave, tapestry border
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
Dimensions Overall: 210 x 82 cm (82 11/16 x 32 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/9643

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