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Object Number 14-7-30/89813
Display Title Textile, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Slit tapestry fragment with large concentric diamonds in red, white, tan, and gold, with red cross in the center. Woven in slit tapestry technique using camelid wefts. One warp, one weft selvage. Warp: brown camelid, (z-2s), 5.5 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 24 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, cross, diagonal pattern, torn, red, yell
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Intermediate period
  • Nazca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Pachacamac / Pachacamac
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 27.5 cm (11 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. Julio C. Tello (1913-1914)
Seller Dr. Julio C. Tello (1914)

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