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Object Number 42-12-30/3520
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band: repeats of double-headed serpent, dark blue, dark green, dark brown, white, on red ground. Weave: slit tapestr with camelid weft (z-2s, 30 epcm.). One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (s-2z), 6 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile band, red, repeated multicolored serpent design
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Coastal Huari
  • Tiahuanaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 5 cm (22 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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