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Object Number 46-77-30/7755A
Display Title Shawl, plainweave and tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Shawl of open plainweave brown cotton (z); two square webs probably seamed together. Along weft selvage are remains of slit tapestry border. One warp, one weft selvage.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, brown plainweave, multicolored border
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
  • Chavina
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ayacucho Region / Lucanas Province / Chavina
Intrasite Grave 3B, item 24a
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 55.5 x 50 cm (21 7/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Quantity 3

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