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Object Number 46-77-30/10132
Display Title Bag, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Bag; slit tapestry with diagonal design of interlocking birds in magenta/pink, yellow/ochre, with wrapped weft outlining in dark brown. Folded across bottom, seamed up sides. At opening, band of complementary weft patterning with discontinuous wefts. Warp selvage turned under and stitched. Side seams covered with wrapped pattern done on wefts stitched into edge(?). Thick vegetal fiber cords attached at one corner. Two warp, two(?) weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (2s-plied), 8 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile bag, diagonal patterns, red, yellow, slit, fiber t
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Barranca Province / Fortaleza / Paramonga
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 18.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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