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Textile, weft-patterned
Object Number 42-12-30/3737
Display Title Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Textile portion; row of squares containing repeats of double-headed serpent motif done in combinations of purple/red, blue/purple, dark blue/purple, gold/purple camelid (z-2s). Complementary weft floats; reversible weave. Above and below, weft-faced plainweave with red camelid weft (z, 64 epcm.) on paired brown cotton warps (2z-2s, 7 ppcm.). One warp end cut and overcast with red camelid. One weft selvage.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, red plainweave, central patterned stripe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Horizon?
  • Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, Site north of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 34 cm (8 11/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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