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Object Number 46-77-30/7715
Display Title Mantle, interlock tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Mantle; surface divided into rectangles of single interlocked tapestry, red, dark blue, dark green, dark yellow, each with an 8-point star or a rectangle of weft float weave in the center. In the latter, an interlocking bird design worked in same yarns with discontinuous wefts substituted. Four selvages. Warp: brown camelid, (2s-plied). Weft: camelid, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, mantle, interlock tapestry, multicolored
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Colonial South American styles
  • Inca
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Nazca Province / Cahuachi
Intrasite Fundo pacheco
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast: Nazca; Fundo Pacheco; Cahuachi
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 182 x 233 cm (13/16 x 71 5/8 x 91 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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