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Object Number
979-17-30/10108
Display Title
Textile, weft-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description
Two fragments of supplementary weft weave resembling Huari tapestry. A) feline face with "tear" mark, below an eye split Horizontally; yellow face with red and blue eye, brown tear mark. Above face, red headband with block design in several colors. B) similar face, red with white tear mark, eye gone. Supplementary wefts camelid (z-2s, 30 epcm.), woven over paired warps; ground wefts brown cotton (s, 30 epcm.), interweave on single warps; one alternates with one pattern weft; pattern wefts cover surface. Warp: brown cotton, (s), 24 epcm. 4 x 4.5 cm. (second fragment)
Inventory Description
Organic, woven fiber fragments, multicolored figurative design
Classification
- Woven Fiber
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Huari
- Nazca
- Middle horizon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
South coast
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 5.6 x 6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46-77-30/10253 | Bag, warp-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 42-12-30/3330 | Mantle, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/10239 | Bag, warp-striped |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 63-12-30/8431 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca Province
| |
| 47-63-30/5714 | Bag, warp-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 46-77-30/9516 | Textile, plainweave |
Woven Fiber
|
Vilcoshuara
| |
| 47-63-30/5706 | Tunic?, plainweave; tapestry |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 63-12-30/8429 | Textile, supplementary weft |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Ica
| |
| 46-77-30/10324 | Organic, woven sash fragment, open weave, gold, brown, and red |
Fabric
|
Supe
| |
| 42-28-30/4433 | Tunic?, fragment |
Woven Fiber
|
Huacho
| |
| 42-12-30/3762 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
| |
| 979-17-30/10087 | Textile, weft-patterned |
Woven Fiber
|
Peru
|