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Object Number 37-92-30/1732
Display Title Textile, tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Textile fragment of eccentric, single interlock tapestry depicting petal of a flower(?) in red-violet, pink, gold, white on blue background. Along one edge remains of a red camelid fringe woven on three warps. One weft selvage. Warp: coarse, white cotton, (z-2s), 7 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 20 epcm. "No complete motif--apparently it was a six or eight sided figure with edging of oval to hexagonal figures.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, tapestry, fragmentary, red and white flower on blue grou
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Coast?
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 7.5 cm (7 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-92-30/1732

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