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Object Number
46-77-30/10441
Display Title
Tunic, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description
Tunic of 1-1 plainweave tan cotton (warp: s; weft: z). Across bottom, complementary weft float border. Diagonal rows of birds woven in red, yellow, pink camelid, white and brown cotton. Wefts substituted. Separately woven coton weft fringe stitched to bottom edge. Two fabric widths folded in half and seamed together. Neck slit has been sewn shut with coarse stitching. Side seam unsewn, perhaps intentionally. It appears tunic was converted to another use, perhaps as burial wrapping/offering. Two warp, eight weft selvages.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven tunic, tan cotton plainweave, polychrome border with bird motif
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
Materials
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 86.5 x 65 cm (34 1/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/10441
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
Huaura Province
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| 46-77-30/9563 | Tunic?, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 46-77-30/10401 | Tunic, slit tapestry |
Raw Material
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Vista Alegre
| |
| 46-77-30/10460 | Tunic, half |
Woven Fiber
|
Vista Alegre
| |
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Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 46-77-30/9624 | Tunic, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 42-12-30/3694 | Tunic, sleeved, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 14-38-30/85947 | Tunic, feathered |
Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 42-12-30/3695 | Tunic |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 42-12-30/3699 | Tunic |
Raw Material
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| |
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Woven Fiber
|
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| |
| 46-77-30/10329 | Border, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
|
Supe
|