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Object Number 42-12-30/3518
Display Title Band, interlock tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band: divided into 3 square, each with a frontal figure holding a staff in each hand; staffs end in animal heads. Figure wears a mouth mask(?), and a split headdress. Weave: interlock tapestry with camelid wefts: red, gold, blue, purple, green, and white cotton (z-2s), 40 epcm. Two warp, one weft selvage. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z), 9 epcm. One side covered with buttonhole stitch in several colors of camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber band, red, multicolored interlocking figurative design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Provincial Huari
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 47.5 x 10.5 cm (18 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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