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Object Number 80-61-30/24095
Display Title Loincloth, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Loincloth fragment with "v" shaped area set off by slits. Remainder has all-over patterning of small birds woven with supp. wefts of brown cotton and pink camelid on top of the tapestry. Along the warp selvage is a band of fine float weave with faces and fish (?) woven in pink, yellow, and brown camelid. Wefts are substituted. Warp selvage is tubular w/stepped fret design in complementary wefts. Stitching holes visible along weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, slit, brown, overall pattern, border
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Coastal
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Intrasite Grave
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 41 cm (18 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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Loincloth, slit tapestry
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Woven Fiber
Peru
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Woven Fiber
Huacho
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Woven Fiber
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Woven Fiber
Vista Alegre
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Woven Fiber
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Hacienda Humaya?
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Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
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Raw Material
Supe
Textile, weft-patterned
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Woven Fiber
Huaura Province
Loincloth, weft-patterned
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Woven Fiber
Huacho
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Woven Fiber
Peru
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Fabric
Hacienda Humaya
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Woven Fiber
Ancon?