textile
- Museum number
- Am,+.7536
- Description
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Textile; camelid fibre warp and weft; warp/weft(?)-faced plain weave; striped layout; narrow plain stripes alternate with broader design stripes which feature interlocking S-shaped and bar motifs in supplementary weave(?); patterned border down two sides, of diamond-shaped design - supplementary warp/weft(?); extends into braided cord at one edge. Tans, red, grey, indigo and white.
- Production date
- 1430-1660
- Dimensions
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Length: 36 centimetres
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Width: 47 centimetres (including braided cord)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1892
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am,+.7536
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Am1892C2.7536 (old CDMS no.)