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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-2441   CAS 0389-2441; Textile
Category Textiles
Object Name Textile
Culture Nazca
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data South Coast, Nazca Valley
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Early Intermediate Horizon: 200 BCE - 500 CE
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Textiles
Materials Camelid wool; Cotton
Description Turban straps; Discontinuous weft with slit joins and weft wrapping; Dawson 1980: “Part of tapestry band, prob. M.H. [Middle Horizon], color combination commonly M.H., diamonds in color.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Length = 56.0