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Object Number 80-61-30/24070
Display Title Stepped corner
Descriptions
Object Description Stepped corner in slit tapestry (1 warp and 1 weft selvage). A yellow ground has rows of red and gold birds (?). The corner is outlined with bands or red and gold. Wefts are camelid, z-2s, 30-40 epcm. with small spots of white cotton, z-2s. Warp is white cotton, z-2s, 7 epcm. The corner was cut from a larger cloth, probably plainweave.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, stepped corner, slit tapestry, bird motif, striped borde
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 80-61-30/24070

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