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Object Number 42-12-30/3524
Display Title Tunic, slit tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Half tunic with sleeve in slit tapestry with diagonal rows of design in gold, purple, on red ground. A stepped "V" shape at neck has gold ground and diagonal rows of design in purple. Across bottom edge and sleeve are bands of stepped frets in red, purple, gold camelid, white cotton. Four selvages. Warp: white cotton, (s-2z), 5 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 24 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, red, yellow, geometric designs, slit tapestry, steppe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca?
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 77 x 43 cm (30 5/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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