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Tunic
Object Number 42-12-30/3507
Display Title Tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic: 2.5 panels 1-1 open plainweave white cotton (s), w/designs in supplementary weft-floats of tan, brown cotton (s-spun). 3 panels sewn together w/whip stitch. 2 complete panels (60 cm., loom width). Designs each panel: large frontal figure in crescent headdress, earspools, bud designs on his shirt worked in tan, brown cotton (now faded). Bottom edge: narrow brown supp. weft weave band w/row of small profile birds (blue cotton, z), gold or dark brown camelid (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven tunic, plainweave, embroidered design, torn
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 148 x 60 cm (58 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3507

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