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Headcloth?, gauze
Object Number 982-4-30/10706
Display Title Headcloth?, gauze
Descriptions
Object Description Headcloth(?); open network of simple gauze weave in brown camelid (z-2s) serves as base for embroidery. Square cloth divided into quadrants and two opposing quadrants have diagonal lines of color, red, green, yellow, brown camelid, embroidered with yarns encircling gauze crossings and proceeding down to right to next crossing. Third quadrant: blocks of color in stepped diagonals, same techique. Fourth quadrant: diamond design in tapestry weave, embroidery. Two widths; plainweave brown camelid bornder, warp-faced and weft-faced, frames piece. Four selvages.
Inventory Description Organic, woven textile, gauze weave, diagonal stripes of red and blue, plainweav
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Nazca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Camelid
Dimensions Overall: 87 x 86.5 cm (34 1/4 x 34 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 982-4-30/10706

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