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Apron
Object Number 38-10-30/1721
Display Title Apron
Descriptions
Object Description Apron; double cloth with all-over pattern of heads (2.5 cm., height) with pendants in tan, dark brown cotton 1-1 plainweave; this ends in a section of single layer plainweave. Along each side is a warp-faced band with design of birds done in warp floats of magenta, purple, yellow camelid (z-2s); across top a separately woven plainweave waist band (mostly torn off). Four selvages. Warp: tan, dark brown cotton, (z-2s), 16 epcm. Weft: tan, dark brown cotton, (z-2s), 10 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, striped edges, fish design, repeating central pattern, hea
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 52.9 x 45.6 cm (20 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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