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Object Number 42-12-30/3245
Display Title Bag
Descriptions
Object Description Bag; upper part warp-faced 1-2 plainweave white cotton; lower part tapestry with vertical zigzag design, gold, green, white, on red ground, woven on four warps. Folded across bottom, seamed up sides with buttonhole stitch. Mouth looped in heavy white cotton, finished with coarse rim of braided brown, white llama hair. One lower corner has red camelid tassel. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 20 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 28 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, top plainweave white cotton, bottom tapestry with vertical y
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Nazca
  • Middle horizon
  • Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province? / <City> / Huacho?
South America / Peru / Ancash Region / Casma Province / Casma
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho; Casma
Materials Fiber, Hair
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3245

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