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Object Number 46-77-30/8999
Display Title Border, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Border cut from white cotton cloth of 2-1 plainweave; bands of weft-faced plainweave, blue (s-2s), brown (z), white (z) cotton, red camelid (2s-plied). Across center, patterned band of interlocked feline faces with supplementary brown cotton weft floats. Above, below, two additional patterned bands with birds loosely woven in tapestry on open warps in groups of four (warp: s-pairs; weft: z). Border composed of four pieces (42 cm., width (each)) seamed along weft selvages. One warp, eight weft selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, textile fragment, striped, multicolored, repeating bird motif
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 85 x 13.5 cm (33 7/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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