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Object Number 38-10-30/1724
Display Title Hat, tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Cap; two strips of tapestry (80x7 cm.) seamed together lengthwise, and wound twice around heat to make cap two layers thick. Ends of strips stitched in place; cap stitched across top. Repeats of large profile bird in headdress woven in red, yellow camelid (z-2s) and white cotton (s-2z) on black, red, gold camelid (z-2s) ground. Dovetailed and slit tapestry. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z).
Inventory Description Organic, woven hat, 2 strips of tapestry seamed together and wound, bird motif w
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 16 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-10-30/1724
Provenance
Collector Isabel Guernsey (05/1937-12/1937)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (02/02/1938)

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