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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
Materials
Cotton, Camelid
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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