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Object Number 46-77-30/8984
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band: 1-1 or 1-2 plainweave loosely woven in burnt-orange cotton (warp: s; weft: z). At each end, slit tapestry band (13 cm.) with three woven tab fringes (6.5 cm.) and then added red and orange loose fringe. Two of tabs on each end tied together where loose fringe begins. Tapestry design on red or red-orange ground with three or four geometric or human(?) figures in gold, blue, green, red, orange, outlined in black. Cotton, except for most of tapestry weft and fringe which are camelid.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile band, plainweave, figurative design, fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley; Huacho, inland from
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 176 x 3.5 cm (69 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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Woven Fiber
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Fabric
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Woven Fiber
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