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Object Number
38-10-30/1716
Display Title
Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapestry panel; slit tapestry depicting two and a half standing figures with arms outstretched, wearing drooping headdresses. Above and below are rows of birds, and birds fill spaces around the figures. Figures are maroon, pink, orange on beige and gold ground. A separately woven weft fringe of magenta camelid stitched along lower edge. One warp selvage. Warp: cotton, (s-2z). Weft: camelid, (z-2s).
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber, textile slit textile, standing figures, birds, red fringe
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Isabel Guernsey
(May-December 1937)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(2 Feb 1938)
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