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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
  • Middle horizon
  • Huari
  • Nazca
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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