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Object Number 979-17-30/10068
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Border; stepped corner with diagonal rows of spots: green, red, purple, blue, on gold ground. Below, Horizontal band with rows of double-headed llamas in same colors, bordered by bands of black and white diamonds on red ground. At bottom gold tab fringe. Slit tapestry with outlining. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (s-pairs), 6 ppcm. Weft: camelid, (z-2s), 36 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber border, tab fringe, stepped edge, repeating bird motif
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 59 x 22.5 cm (23 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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