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Object Number 46-77-30/8985
Display Title Band, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Band of 1-2 plainweave brown cotton (warp: 2s-plied; weft: z-pairs). At each end, slit tapestry border with tab fringe. Step-blocks and stylized animals woven in purple, green, magenta, pink, yellow camelid (2s-plied). Each tab ends in red camelid tassel.
Inventory Description Organic, woven band, plainweave brown, slit tapestry border with tab fring
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
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 Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 130 x 4.7 cm (51 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/8985

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