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Object Number 979-14-30/10149
Display Title Band, bargello
Descriptions
Object Description Bargello band; simple 1-1 gauze weave of white cotton (2s plied) with repeats of a large bird with curved beak, separated by rows of 4 small birds. Birds are woven in white cotton (2s plied) with black camelid (2s plied) eyes, feet, and feather tips. At each end is a row of black stepped frets, then the band splits into 2 sections decorated with small white birds and ending in a short warp-loop fringe.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber band, white gauze, plain weave, bird motif, fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Dimensions Overall: 84 x 8.7 cm (33 1/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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