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Object Number 38-28-30/4159
Display Title Shroud, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Wrapping - yellow-white warp-faced plain weave cotton; length 686 x width 455; warp 38-42 x weft 20 per inch; 2 wide loom webs sewn together; many irregularities of weaving: Very large mummy wrapping constructed of two wide loom webs sewn together. Warp-faced 1-1 plainweave tan cotton with many irregular weavings. Seams joined by running stitch supplemented at times by overcast stitch. Warp: 38-41 epi. Weft: 20 epi.
Inventory Description Organic, woven shroud, white warp-faced cotton plainweave
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paracas Necropolis
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Pisco Province / Paracas / Paracas Necropolis
Intrasite Mummy bundle
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 868 x 455 cm (341 3/4 x 179 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-28-30/4159

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