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Object Number 87-61-30/54529
Display Title Spinner's kit, textile wrapper
Descriptions
Object Description Spinners kit, textile wrapper for spindles made of 1-4 plainweave with single warps, quadrupled wefts. Cotton with stripes of brown and tan in both directions. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, brown, tan plaid, square
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 30 cm (12 x 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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