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Object Number 46-77-30/9693
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Slit tapestry border with design of single felines in profile, facing front, spaced along yellow ground. Wefts extended as short fringe. Along upper edge, remains of stitches indicate the border was sewn to another cloth. Four selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (2s-plied). Weft: yellow, brown, red camelid, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven border, slit tapestry, feline motif, fringed edge, 4 selvages
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 Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 205 x 8 cm (80 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/9693

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