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Object Number 80-61-30/24071
Display Title Stepped corner
Descriptions
Object Description Stepped corner in slit tapestry ( 1 warp, 1 weft selvate). Diagonal rows of birds and serrated interlocked ray motifs woven in slit tapestry of magenta, pink, gold, yellow, tan camelid and with dark brown camelid outlining. Warps are all cotton. The tapestry corner is stitched to the remains of a brown cotton plainweave.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile corner fragment, stepped and bird design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 20 cm (7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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