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Object Number 21-15-30/F339
Display Title Loincloth, child
Descriptions
Object Description Child's loincloth; 2-1 plainweave cotton with supplementary weft float design at the top. Vertical rows of diamonds woven in dark brown camelid; above and below are bands of dark brown camelid and natural cotton weft-faced plainweave. A strip of plainweave sewn across top as ties (125 cm., length). One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: cotton, (s-pairs), 24 ppcm. Weft: cotton, (s), 13 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, plainweave, brown, geometric stripes, fiber ties
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Coastal
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Pacasmayo Province / Jequetepeque
Additional Geographic Terms North coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 46.5 x 23.3 cm (18 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F339

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