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Textile, supplementary weft
Textile, supplementary weft
Object Number 979-17-30/10072
Display Title Textile, supplementary weft
Descriptions
Object Description Textile of 1-1 plainweave dark brown cotton with rectangle enclosing "espalliered" fruit trees and birds woven with supplementary wefts of natural white, tan, dyed blue-green cotton (all z-pairs). Five-span floats in alternating alignment. Warp: dark brown cotton, (z-2s), 14 epcm. Weft: dark brown cotton, (s), 12 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, embroidered, birds, trees and geometric designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Intermediate period
  • Pachacamac?
  • Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 36.1 x 43.5 cm (14 3/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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