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Mantle, tapestry
Object Number 42-28-30/4529
Display Title Mantle, tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Small mantle - plain weave bands, slightly warped face alternated with horizontal tapestry bands with warps grouped; llama & star designs; tab ornament sewn diagonally on corners; red background; blue, yellow, green & cream designs: Mantle; bands of warp-faced 1-1 plainweave red camelid (warp: s) and brown cotton (weft: z-2s) alternate w/bands of interlocking tapestry in groups of 4 warps. Tapestry bands alternately: row of llamas in black, white, breen, yellow on red ground; 3 rows crosses in same colors. Fringe tab at each corner with row of small llamas in tapestry. All edges overcast with green camelid. Four selvages. Weft: camelid, (z-2s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, red plainweace, star and llama design, tasseled corners
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Provinicial Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast; Nasca Valley
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 152 x 145 cm (59 13/16 x 57 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4529

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