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Object Number 978-11-30/10024A
Display Title Textile, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Textile; each fragment contains large flying bird woven in slit tapestry with magenta, red-violet, gold, yellow, white camelid; one on magenta ground, other within yellow square on magenta ground. Along sides are feather(?) shapes. Each piece has remains of sewing yarn along weft selvages. Two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, 9z-2s), 8 epcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 28 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, slit tapestry, flying bird motif, 2 weft selvages
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Central Coast
  • Late Intermediate Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 12.5 cm (5 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 978-11-30/10024 (a)

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