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Object Number 46-77-30/9688
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Slit tapestry band with eccentric wefts and outlining. Design: interlocking animal forms, with zigzag diagonals and many "eyes". One warp selvage appears intact, other cut; both finished with cross-knit looping, etc. Two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: black, brown, dark red, green, gold camelid, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile band, figurative, zigzag designs
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: 5.5 x 29.5 cm (2 3/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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