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Object Number 14-7-30/89796
Display Title Miniature loincloth?
Descriptions
Object Description Loincloth of two tapered rectangles of 1-1 plainweave white cotton, partially stitched together at the wide ends, where there are 4 sets of 3 thick blue/brown re-plied wefts (s-2s) alternating with narrow bands of white cotton wefting. The blue/brown wefts extend at the sides as ties(?). On one side the groups of three wefts are braided together, on the other, the plied wefts serve as foundation for a warp-float design. Warp: cotton, (s), 10-30 epcm. Weft: cotton, (s), 12 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber textile, plainweave, blue stripes along top, braided ties
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coastal
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Pachacamac / Pachacamac
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 51 x 28 cm (20 1/16 x 11 in.)
Quantity 1

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