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Object Number 37-95-30/1666
Display Title Textile, gauze, plainweave
Descriptions
Object Description Textile fragment; low bands of simple gauze weave alternating with (1 cm.) bands of plainweave. One warp selvage. Warp, weft: brown cotton, (s).
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, alternating bands of gauze weave and plainweave
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Middle Horizon?
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ancash Region / Huarmey Province / Huarmey
Additional Geographic Terms Huarmey Region; Valley of Las Culebras; Taica
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 8 cm (5 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-95-30/1666

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