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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/9486 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/9147 | Headcloth?, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho?
Hacienda Humaya? | |
| 46-77-30/10125 | Textile, gauze weave |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Vilcoshuara?
Sausal | |
| 46-77-30/10120 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Sausal
Hacienda Vilcoshuara? | |
| 46-77-30/10124 | Textile, gauze weave |
Woven Fiber
|
Sausal
Hacienda Vilcoshuara? | |
| 46-77-30/9483 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/8996 | Headcloth, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 38-10-30/1718 | Headcloth, triangular, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9468 | Headcloth, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/10414 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Las Minas
| |
| 46-77-30/10415 | Textile, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Las Minas
| |
| 42-12-30/3585 | Headcloth, gauze, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
|