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CAS 0514-0322A   CAS 0514-0322A; Cloth remnant
Category Textiles
Object Name Cloth remnant
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Serefino Quispe Choqe
Date of Manufacture 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: handspun sheep wool
Description Long piece of handwoven fabric woven entirely in balanced plainweave of undyed white hand spun sheep’s wool; Both side selvages are intact.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 56.1, Length = 523.9