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Object Number 21-15-30/F321
Display Title Grave marker, painted textile
Descriptions
Object Description Grave marker constructed from a 1-1 open plainweave white cotton cloth (34 x 15 cm.) painted on one side with red and blue pigment. A frontal human figure framed by a rectangular border with geometric and wave(?) motifs. Cloth folded and seamed together on back side with heavy cotton cord (z-2s) to form a bag; stuffed with split canes. Bottom edge incomplete; canes poke through. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (z), 9 epcm. Weft: white cotton, (z), 7 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, wood, cane fragments, inside woven textile, painted figurative designs
Classification
  • Wood
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Pacasmayo Province / Jequetepeque
Additional Geographic Terms North coast
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 15 cm (15 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F321

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