Border, slit tapestry

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Object Number 978-11-30/10035

Display Title Border, slit tapestry

Descriptions

Object Description Border; two rows of double-headed serpents between bands of weft-faced plainweave. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s), 6 epcm. Weft: red, yellow, gold camelid, (z-2s), 40 epcm.

Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, striped, rows of serpentine motif

Classification

Woven Fiber

Department Archaeological

Culture

Central Coast
Late Intermediate period

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru

Materials Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 37 x 19 cm (14 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

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