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Object Number 978-11-30/10023
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile; central band has row of three profile birds, pink, red, purple, yellow, gold, on yellow ground. Above and below are wave bands, and narrow bands of weft-faced plainweave in same colors. Four selvages. Warp: tan cotton. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 34 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, slit tapestry, polychrome, bird motif, bordered by strip
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 13 x 12.5 cm (5 1/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 978-11-30/10023

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