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Object Number 42-12-30/3753
Display Title Textile, tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Textile fragment; square with feline head in center, flanked by two "rampart" spotted felines in profile. Felines: tan, pink, dark brown, white, on red ground. Woven in tapestry with single interlocking joins on natural cotton warp (z-2s, 19 epcm.). Warp ends chained. This square cut from larger cloth. One warp selvage. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 60 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, interlocking feline design, backed
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Huari
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province?
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho?, Site north of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 28.5 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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