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Organic, textile, tapestry frgaments with tassels
Organic, textile, tapestry frgaments with tassels
Object Number 979-17-30/10092
Display Title Organic, textile, tapestry frgaments with tassels
Descriptions
Object Description Open 1-1 plainweave brown cotton. Along 1 weft selvage, remains of two medallions depicting frontal figure in large semi-circular headdress. Slit tapestry in magenta, pink, yellow, blue, black camelid (z-2s) on brown cotton warps (z-2s). Figure surrounded by unwoven warps secured at intervals by weft knotted around pairs of warps. Rows of circular tapestry medallions w/tassels flank figures. Lower half of plainweave coverd by mass of multiple tassels, pink, magenta, lavender, purple camelid. Tassel tops embroidered in all colors. One warp, two weft selvages. Warp, weft: (z-2s), 10, 8 epcm.
Inventory Description Organic, textile, tapestry frgaments with tassels
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Jequetepeque?
  • Middle horizon
  • Late Intermediate period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Jequetepeque?
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 58 x 35 cm (22 13/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2

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