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Object Number
46-77-30/7748C
Display Title
Textile, feathered
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragment of plainweave beige cotton (warp, weft: 2s-plied). Cloth folded over in a (3 cm., width) hem parallel to weft selvage. Cloth originally covered with blue, orange, yellow parrot feathers, now only a few are left. Two pairs of yarns knot around each feather. An additional yarn secures feathers to ground cloth. One weft selvage.
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, brown plainweave, colored feathers
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Intermediate period
- Nazca
- Chavina
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Ayacucho Region
/
Lucanas Province
/
Chavina
Intrasite
Grave 3?
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 17 cm (11 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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Nazca Province
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Coyungo
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Huacho
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Feather
|
Peru
| |
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Woven Fiber
|
Coyungo
| |
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Woven Fiber
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Woven Fiber
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Feather
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Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
|