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Object Number 979-17-30/10085
Display Title Border, slit tapestry
Descriptions
Object Description Border with row of birds with neck ornaments(?), woven in magenta and yellow with dark brown outlining on yellow and tan striped ground; slit tapestry with camelid wefts (z-2s, 32 epcm.). At top, warps cut, stitched back into fabric. Along bottom, weft fringe (5 cm., length) of yellow camelid (z-2s). Four selvages. Warp: brown cotton, (z-2s), 9 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, band, repeating bird motif, yellow fringe
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chancay
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 61 x 10.5 cm (24 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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