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Object Number 38-28-30/4149
Display Title Textile, embroidered, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Fragments of cloth - single ply crepey plain weave dyed dull red; very badly disintegrated Textile fragments of 1-1 plainweave red cotton (s); appear to be fragments of a single piece. Warp and weft selvages present.A second textile: 1-1 plainweave tan cotton (z-2s) with border embroidered in stem stitch. Oculate Being depicted in brown, yellow, and red on red camelid ground.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragments, red plainweave, badly disintegrated
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paracas Necropolis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas / Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite Mummy bundle
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 16 cm (6 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 7

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Shawl, embroidered
38-28-30/4134 Shawl, embroidered
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Headcloth, weft-patterned
38-28-30/4112 Headcloth, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Shoulder poncho, embroidered
38-28-30/4111 Shoulder poncho, embroidered
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Border, embroidered
38-28-30/4158 Border, embroidered
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Headcloth, embroidered
38-28-30/4135 Headcloth, embroidered
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Paracas Necropolis
Apron, plainweave
38-28-30/4137 Apron, plainweave
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Apron?
38-28-30/4107 Apron?
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Paracas Necropolis
Shoulder poncho, embroidered
38-28-30/4141 Shoulder poncho, embroidered
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Miniature textile, plainweave
42-12-30/3167C Miniature textile, plainweave
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Cajamarquilla
Organic, textile band, embroidered, geometric decoration
38-10-30/1704 Organic, textile band, embroidered, geometric decoration
Fabric
Pisco
Shoulder poncho, embroidered; Paracas Broadline style
38-28-30/4139 Shoulder poncho, embroidered; Paracas Broadline style
Woven Fiber
Paracas Necropolis
Border, embroidered
38-10-30/1705 Border, embroidered
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
Pisco