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Object Number 46-77-30/10222
Display Title Shroud, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Mummy wrapping; bag shape made of a long strip of heavy 1-1 plainweave cotton, colored with red-orange pigment. "Bag" folded across bottom, seamed up one side. Bottom corner folded and stitched crudely to make rounded bottom. Other weft edge not stitched. Large stitches in random spots suggest this piece was part of mummy wrapping, possibly covering head area. Two warp, two weft selvages. Warp: cotton, (2s-plied), 12 epcm. Weft: cotton, (2s-plied), 6 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, folded, open 2 sides, plainweave
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate Period?
  • Late Coastal?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Lima, near
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 77 cm (13 3/16 x 30 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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