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Object Number 46-77-30/9659
Display Title Textile, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion composed of four cloths (28 x 28 cm.) seamed together to form a large square; seams embroidered in stem stitch with double row of birds (65 cm., height) done in purple and pink camelid. Gauze weave very fine and open of crepe-spun brown cotton. Complex alternate gauze complete on six wefts. Four selvages. Warp, weft: brown cotton, (s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, brown gauze, seamed together, double row birds
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
  • 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: 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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Textile, gauze
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Raw Material
Peru