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Object Number 46-77-30/9705
Display Title Band, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Band almost completely covered by supplementary weft float patterning. Design: alternating rectangles of pink with yellow birds, and yellow with pink birds. Pattern wefts (camelid, 2s-plied) used paired three-span floats in alternating alignment. Ground weft (dark brown camelid, 2s-plied) shows as a stripe along each weft selvage and as outline in pattern section. Stitches along each weft edge indicate that the band was originally seamed to other cloths. Two weft selvages. Warp: tan cotton, (2s-plied).
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber textile, red, yellow bird motif, alternating squares
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Huacan
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya?
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 x 6.5 cm (7 11/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Textile, weft-patterned
46-77-30/7668 Textile, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Peru
Textile, supplementary weft
46-77-30/10121 Textile, supplementary weft
Woven Fiber
Churin?
Tunic?, fragment
46-77-30/9563 Tunic?, fragment
Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara
Loincloth, warp, weft pattern
46-77-30/9686 Loincloth, warp, weft pattern
Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Tunic, plainweave; weft patter
41-52-30/2953 Tunic, plainweave; weft patter
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Textile, weft-patterned
46-77-30/9639 Textile, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Hacienda Humaya
Tunic, child's, weft pattern
41-52-30/3058 Tunic, child's, weft pattern
Woven Fiber
Huacho
Mantle?, weft-patterned
46-77-30/10386A Mantle?, weft-patterned
Raw Material
Woven Fiber
Culebras
Stepped corner, weft-patterned
46-77-30/7360 Stepped corner, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Loma Huelo
Textile, supplementary weft
46-77-30/9550 Textile, supplementary weft
Woven Fiber
Vilcoshuara
Tunic?, supplementary weft
46-77-30/7655 Tunic?, supplementary weft
Woven Fiber
Nazca Province
Headband?, weft-patterned
46-77-30/9582 Headband?, weft-patterned
Woven Fiber
Huaura Province