Shroud

30934

From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30934
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Locus from a mummy
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

plain

Long single web of a plain woven cotton. The weaving is a bit thicker and looser than some. Considered a "shroud" on catalogue card. Only weft selvages visible. Warp ends are both not bound/finished. Color(s): Off-white.

Length 211 cm
Width 105 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1097C - Field No SF

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