Rectangular bag of brown cotton plain weave (paired warps, single wefts, all S-spun). Made from a complete textile, end selvages at mouth of bag. Border brocaded in dark pink camelid fibre (Z2S), lozenge design.

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular bag of brown cotton plain weave (paired warps, single wefts, all S-spun). Made from a complete textile, end selvages at mouth of bag. Border brocaded in dark pink camelid fibre (Z2S), lozenge design.
Geographical reference: Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru; North Coast
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Puttick and Simpson
Date / Period: Date made: 1000-1476 Archaeological period: Chimu
Date collected: By 1934
Acquisition information: Purchased: 27/07/1934
Materials and processes: Material Camelid Wool Textile Animal, Material Wool Textile Animal, Process Brocaded Woven
Dimensions: Length 125 mm, Width 175 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.70.4
Research and responses: Attribution to Chimu by LM.

Search terms: Bag

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