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Object Number 80-61-30/24070A
Display Title Stepped corner
Descriptions
Object Description Stepped corner, slit tapestry, cut from a plainweave cloth of brown cotton (warp and weft, z-2s). Tapestry is woven on paired warps. Diagonal rows of flying birds are magenta, pink, tan, yellow camelid (all z-2s) and white cotton (z-2s) outlined in black camelid. The warp selvage is tubular and covered with extra weft float patterning with same motifs and colors.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, stepped corner, slit tapestry, bird motif, 1 end tubular
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 16.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 80-61-30/24070(a)

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