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Object Number 46-77-30/8989
Display Title Textile, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Textile; simple four selvaged plainweave web alternates narrow stripes of pink, purple, gold, brown camelid yarns. For two-thirds of cloth, this striped element interlaces loosely with pink camelid weft yarn. At this point, fiber, color and density change. Brown cotton weft yarns that complete cloth woven more densely.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, loose weave, dark brown fiber, four selvage ends
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late Horizon?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 38 x 17 cm (14 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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