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Object Number
46-77-30/10415
Display Title
Textile, embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile portion; diagonal design: rows of interlocked feline heads alternate with zigzag bands. Weave is simple and complex gauzeweave of light brown cotton, overspun. Designs outlined with embroidery and the eyes of the felines are multiple strands of cotton caught into the gauze twists. Two cloths seamed together up center; pattern is accurately matched. Four selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, white cotton, openweave, four selvages
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
<City>
/
Las Minas
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Fiber Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 75 cm (31 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(December 1940-November 1944)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(26 Nov 1946)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(26 Nov 1946)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/10414 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Las Minas
| |
| 42-12-30/3308 | Textile, scaffold |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9190 | Textile, plaid |
Woven Fiber
|
Zapallan
| |
| 32-30-30/43 | Mantle, embroidered |
Woven Fiber
|
Pisco?
| |
| 46-77-30/7369 | Mantle, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Loma Huelo
| |
| 41-52-30/3058 | Tunic, child's, weft pattern |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 47-63-30/5706 | Tunic?, plainweave; tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9526 | Textile, gauze and tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 46-77-30/9659 | Textile, gauze |
Woven Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 42-12-30/3585 | Headcloth, gauze, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/8999 | Border, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/10134 | Textile, gauze, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Acos
|