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Object Number 42-12-30/3246
Display Title Bag
Descriptions
Object Description Bag; top half 1-1 warp-faced plainweave white cotton; bottom half tapestry with all-over design of yellow crosses on red ground. Camelid wefts (z-2s) woven with single interlocking joins on quadrupled warps. Separately constructed opening of bag is looped of heavy cotton yarn, with an edge of blue and white camelid. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 22 epcm. Weft: white cotton, (z-2s), 9 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, bag, white top, gathered, yellow crosses on red bottom
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca
  • Nazca
  • Early Intermediate period
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
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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