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Bag, double cloth
Object Number 42-12-30/3503
Display Title Bag, double cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Bag of 1-1 plainweave double cloth (warp: 28 epcm.; weft: 8 epcm.); one side filled by standing figure with elaborate headdress, staff, feline head and appendages, woven in red camelid (z-2s) on white cotton (z-2s) ground. Back of bag warp-faced plainweave white cotton (z-2s, warp: 30 epcm.; weft: 7 epcm.). Two cloths are separately woven and seamed up sides, across top. Bottom cut off. One warp, two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven bag, double cloth, white cotton plainweave, figure in red, back p
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coastal Huari
  • Middle Horizon 2
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3503

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