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Object Number 80-61-30/24074A
Display Title Stepped corner
Descriptions
Object Description Stepped corner with reverse diagonal rows of birds woven with discontinuous wefts. Double layer. 1 warp and 1 weft selvage. Design woven with discontinuous sets of 3 wefts: pink, yellow, green, black camelid (z-2s) and white cotton (z-2s). 2 identical corners woven separately on half the warps,reverse sides, with floats are concealed between the 2 layers. Sewn to 1-2 plainweave of cotton: warp, (z-2s), 20 epcm.; weft: (z), 10 ppcm. Camelid, cotton weft (patterning): (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber fragment, stepped edge, interlocking design, diagonal
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 13 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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