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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-2712   CAS 0389-2712; Textile
Category Textiles
Object Name Textile
Culture Inca
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Central Coast; possibly Chancay Valley region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture pre-Columbian
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Textiles
Materials Cotton
Description Plainweave panel, generally rectangular in overall shape, with horizontal and diagonal, and triangular panels of bird figures on multicolored, banded background; Bird figures are woven with supplementary weft yarns; Triangular panels at either end incorporate decorative vertical slits.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 45.0, Length = 62.5