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Tunic
Object Number 46-77-30/7716
Display Title Tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic; surface divided into rows of offset rectangles of single interlocked tapestry, dark red, green, blue, brown, tan. In center of each rectangle, square with birds woven in weft-floatweave, in same yarns. Two warp, one weft selvage. Neck slot formed by cutting and stitching in the warps. Warp: brown camelid, (2s-plied). Weft: camelid, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile, rows of rectangles with birds, interlocked tapest
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Highland Peru?
  • Colonial (South America)
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
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 200 cm (78 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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