Woven Band
before 1533 (made)
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Two tapestry woven bands of wool and cotton. In dark red, red, brown, blue and cream, and formed of alternating blocks of red and brown colour, a red and brown diaper/lozenge pattern, and stylised masks/faces with extended 'tongues' surrounded by a geometric pattern. With a plaited (?) addition at one end.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven wool and cotton |
| Brief description | Two tapestry woven bands of wool and cotton, Peru, pre-1533 |
| Physical description | Two tapestry woven bands of wool and cotton. In dark red, red, brown, blue and cream, and formed of alternating blocks of red and brown colour, a red and brown diaper/lozenge pattern, and stylised masks/faces with extended 'tongues' surrounded by a geometric pattern. With a plaited (?) addition at one end. |
| Production | Originally identified by Linda Woolley |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.317:1&2-1998 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2009 |
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