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Shroud, warp-striped
Object Number 46-77-30/10137
Display Title Shroud, warp-striped
Descriptions
Object Description Mummy wrapping; heavy cloth of warp-faced plainweave natural tan cotton with stripe of blue and white complementary warp float weave along each side. Repeat design of stacked triangles in 3-span floats of blue cotton (2s-plied) on ground of alternating white (2s-plied) and blue Horizontal stripes in 1-span floats. Second cloth was seamed tightly to one side, torn off. Heavy cord carried along other side, knotted into the cloth at intervals; similar cords cross cloth. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: natural tan cotton, (2s-plied), 20 epcm. Weft: natural tan cotton, (2s-plied), 5.5 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven shroud, white cotton plainweave, warp-striped, embroidered edge
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Lima, near
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 161 x 55 cm (63 3/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/10137

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