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Object Number 982-4-30/10723
Display Title Tunic
Descriptions
Object Description Tunic for mummy bundle; fine line negative painting, dark brown on white cotton plainweave. Designs: felines, birds, geometric. Length consists of two widths seamed together. Cloth folded into six layers with pleated folds at sides. Sewn across top, leaving neck opening.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, tunic, painted, figurative, geometric designs
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Dimensions Overall: 112 x 62 cm (44 1/8 x 24 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Provenance Found in the museum

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