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Textile, weft-patterned
Textile, weft-patterned
Object Number 978-11-30/10045
Display Title Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description Textile; blocks of white cotton plainweave alternate, checkerboard fashion, with blocks of complementary weft float weave. Zigzag bands with hooks and feline faces are woven in tan and brown cotton wefts (z-2s) on paired warps. Composed of three separately woven strips seamed together along sides. Weft selvages. Warp: white cotton, (z-2s), 20 epcm. Weft: white cotton, (z-2s), 14 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, plainweave, figurative, geometric designs, squares
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coastal
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26.6 x 37 cm (10 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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