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Object Number 42-12-30/3758
Display Title Tunic, discontinuous warp/weft
Descriptions
Object Description Half tunic; 1-1 warp-faced plainweave with discontinuous warps and wefts. Lower portion (cut-off), brown cotton (warp: z-2s, 32 epcm.), upper portion of red camelid. The two are separated by stepped diagonal bands of purple and pale green camelid. Vertical joins dovetailed, Horizontal ones stitched together afterwards. Two weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, red plainweave cotton, stepped design on corners
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Late Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province?
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 134 x 78 cm (52 3/4 x 30 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3758

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