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Textile, tapestry, fragment
Textile, tapestry, fragment
Object Number 42-12-30/3760B
Display Title Textile, tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Tapestry fragment; large block-style human figure in headdress woven in blue, yellow, green with heavy dark brown outline. Single interlock tapestry with camelid wefts (all z-2s, 20 epcm.), and cotton warps used in groups of five (5z, 15 epcm.). One warp, one weft selvage.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber textile, interlocking figurative design with headdress
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Nazca
  • Middle Horizon 1
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province?
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 7.5 cm (11 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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