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Object Number 80-61-30/24065A
Display Title Stepped corner
Descriptions
Object Description Stepped corner in slit tapestry with rows of profile birds with elaborate head feathers, enclosed in a border of smaller flying birds. Across the bottom an additional border with step and wave motif. Weave is slit tapestry, and wefts are red, lavender, pink, ochre, black, and white on gold ground and cotton (z-2s). Warp: cotton, (z-2s), 8 epcm. Weft: cotton, (z-2s), 38 epcm; camelid, (z), 38 epcm; camelid, (z-2s), 38 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile stepped corner, slit, rows of bird designs, border
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
  • Lambayeque
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 19.5 cm (8 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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