Poncho

53-37-1

From: Peru | Tiahuanaco

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 53-37-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Huari
Provenience Peru | Tiahuanaco
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 500 CE
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Two widths sewn together except for neck slit. Shades of tan, red and blue, with white. The whole divided into squares, roughly 7 to 10 cm, by white bands, the squares divided in two by a continuous white curved band. Human faces and stepped motif.

Length 103 cm
Width 105 cm
Credit Line Purchased from John Wise, 1953

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