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Object Number 37-95-30/1670
Display Title Textile, tapestry, fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Textile fragment; Y-shaped piece, a single band, splits into two bands (each 2.5 cm., width). Repeats of double-headed serpent woven in slip tapestry using dark red, red, pink, yellow, green, brown camelid wefts (z-2s, 30 epcm.). One warp selvage, weft selvages. Warp: tan cotton, (s), 6 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile fragment, slit tapestry, y-shaped, serpant motif
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ancash Region / Huarmey Province / Huarmey
Additional Geographic Terms Huarmey Region; Valley of Las Culebras; Fuerte Golpe
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 7.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-95-30/1670

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