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Object Number
42-12-30/3762
Display Title
Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description
Textile fragment; three motifs fill piece: face with drooping headdress and rayed tongue(?), three profile faces(?), an abstract rayed figure. Motifs: red, blue, yellow, outlined in dark brown on gold ground. Supplementary camelid wefts cover surface in 5-span alternated alignment, resembling slit tapestry weave. One weft selvage. Warp: brown cotton, (z), 9 epcm. Weft (foundation): brown cotton, (z), 16 epcm.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber textile, blue, red, brown figurative design, plainweave
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Nazca
- Huari?
- Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 8.5 cm (3 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-12-30/3761 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
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Nazca Province?
| |
| 979-17-30/10087 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3330 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 978-11-30/10041 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10214 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 979-17-30/10061 | Textile, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3318 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 978-11-30/10042B | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 37-92-30/1593 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
El Brujo
| |
| 63-12-30/8429 | Textile, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Ica
| |
| 42-12-30/3754 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Huaura Province
| |
| 46-77-30/10324 | Organic, woven sash fragment, open weave, gold, brown, and red |
Fabric
|
Supe
|