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Object Number 46-77-30/9644
Display Title Headcloth? plainweave and tap
Descriptions
Object Description Square shawl of very open plainweave dark brown (s) folded on diagonal. Two short sides of resulting triangle edged with slit tapestry border (1.8 cm., width) with short loop fringe. Small animals with long tails spaced along yellow border. Tapestry band extends (32 cm.) at each side (ties?). Warp: cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: camelid, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, plainweave, triangular, border, repeating figurative
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: 90 x 32 cm (35 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Shawl, plainweave and tapestry
46-77-30/9643 Shawl, plainweave and tapestry
Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Stepped corner, slit tapestry
42-12-30/3571 Stepped corner, slit tapestry
Woven Fiber
Peru
Band, plainweave
46-77-30/7672 Band, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Nazca Province
Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, red, pink, and yellow
46-77-30/9691 Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, red, pink, and yellow
Fabric
Hacienda Humaya
Border, slit tapestry
46-77-30/10371A Border, slit tapestry
Woven Fiber
Peru
Border, slit tapestry
46-77-30/10371B Border, slit tapestry
Woven Fiber
Peru
Mantle, plainweave, tapestry
46-77-30/9435 Mantle, plainweave, tapestry
Woven Fiber
Hacienda Pro
Textile, plainweave
46-77-30/9698 Textile, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Headcloth?, gauze
46-77-30/9147 Headcloth?, gauze
Woven Fiber
Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya?
Border
46-77-30/9515 Border
Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara
Mantle?, plainweave, tapestry
42-12-30/3710 Mantle?, plainweave, tapestry
Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Band, slit tapestry
42-12-30/3553 Band, slit tapestry
Woven Fiber
Peru