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Object Number 46-77-30/10122
Display Title Textile, warp-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Two strips of 1-1 plainweave, one brown (two warp, one weft selvage), other cotton colored with reddish pigment (two warp, two weft selvages); warp, weft (2s-plied). Between these, strip of blue and white warps alternate two-by-two, woven in checkerboard design with white on blue, blue on white, alternate with blockes with birds and crabs; blue weft. In blue squres, white yarns float on back; in white squares both woven as single layer. Panels whip-stitched together along weft selvages. Evidence of sewing (additional panels) along one side, one end.
Inventory Description Organic, textile, brown plainweave, blue, white band, patterned blocks
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 70 x 46 cm (27 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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