Textile Fragment

29959

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29959
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Birds in dentate zigzag pattern

Tapestry woven fragment. Two selvage edges (unclear if warp ends) are bound in a type of needle-knitting style technique. Bird motif in a zigzag pattern. Color(s): Red, brown, tan and off-white.

Length 34 cm
Width 60 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 958A - Field No SF

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