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Textile, composite
Object Number 42-12-30/3512
Display Title Textile, composite
Descriptions
Object Description Several separately woven webs, seamed together. A strip of brown cotton 2-1 plainweave decorated with rows of gold and redbirds; flanking this are narrow strips of dark red camelid warp-faced plainweave. At either side are strips of white cotton 2-1 plainweave. Across bottom, a border of slit tapestry weave: four white birds enclosed in black diamonds, spaced across the wide border of dark red camelid. Warp runs Horizontally, thick weft fringe extends at bottom.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, sewn bands, red, brown, diamond with bird figure, fringed
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; North Central
Materials Cotton, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 85 x 46.5 cm (33 7/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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