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Tunic, fragment
Object Number 46-77-30/9699
Display Title Tunic, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic fragment; plainweave brown cotton; birds (7 cm., height) embroidered at intervals over cloth in cross-knit looping technique in tan and dark brown camelid. Warp, weft: brown cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, plainweave, embroidered bird motifs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Nazca?
  • Early Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huacho, inland from
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 49.5 x 29.8 cm (19 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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