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Object Number 37-95-30/1664
Display Title Net, knotted and twined
Descriptions
Object Description Fine net with diamond(?) design formed by discontinuous warps and wefts; warps are blue, brown, white cotton (s-2z, 12 epcm.) grouped by two's and deflected to right then left by wefts which knot around each pair of warps. Weft yarns match warps, and move back and forth within one color area; selvages have a few wefts of 1-1 plainweave. Two warp selvages. Four wefts/cm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, textile fragment, loose weave, fine net, blue, brown
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle horizon
  • Late horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ancash Region / Huarmey Province / Culebras
Additional Geographic Terms Huarmey Region; Valley of Las Culebras
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 11.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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