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Object Number 42-12-30/3548
Display Title Tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic of warp-faced plainweave with spaced stripes of dark brown camelid (2s-plied) dovetailed along a stepped diagonal with white camelid warps (2s plied). Open areas between warp stripes were subsequently filled with slit tapestry weave done using the wefts as warp. Design is serrated diagonals in tan, red-brown, rose, yellow and white with black outline.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, tunic, striped, brown, stepped, zigzag pattern, f
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 50 x 81 cm (19 11/16 x 31 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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