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Object Number 42-12-30/3346
Display Title Tapestry fragment - unsewed
Descriptions
Object Description Two fragment of tunic: paired rows of squares divided on diagonal into a stylized feline head with slit eye and step-fret tail. Warp: tan cotton, (z-2s), 9 epcm. Weft: dark brown, purple, gold, gray-green camelid, (z-2s), 13 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, 2 pieces, multi-colored geometric square
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Tiahuanaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Chavina
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 24.5 cm (15 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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