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Object Number 37-92-30/1592
Display Title Textile, painted
Descriptions
Object Description Painted cloth; 2-2 plainweave brown cotton painted in dark brown with diagonal design of stepped blocks and bird bands. One warp, one weft selvage. Warp: brown cotton, (s-pairs), 13 ppcm. Weft: brown cotton, (s-pairs), 9 ppcm.
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, textile fragment, brown cotton, painted step and diagonal desig
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
  • Early Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Ascope Province / Chicama / El Brujo
Additional Geographic Terms Chicama Valley; Chicama River, north of mouth of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27 x 26 cm (10 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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