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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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|
Peru
| |
| 80-61-30/24091 | Bag?, plainweave |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10137 | Shroud, warp-striped |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/10348 | Bag, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 46-77-30/10441 | Tunic, plainweave |
Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
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| |
|
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for Bag with contents
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Fabric
|
Cerro Blanco
| |
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Raw Material
Woven Fiber |
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 38-28-30/4130.1 | Shroud, plainweave |
Woven fiber
|
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| |
|
Image Not Available
for Bag with contents
| 46-77-30/7772A | Bag with contents |
Fabric
|
Cerro Blanco
|