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Object Number 42-12-30/3505
Display Title Tunic, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic; each side filled by large seated feline woven in red, gold camelid, white cotton, on yellow camelid ground (all wefts z-2s). Across bottom a row of small seated felines. One warp, six weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z). Composed of two widths seamed up center; one warp selvage cut and seamed back on.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, tunic, large feline figures, border with smaller
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 109 cm (19 5/16 x 42 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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