Cloth

29645

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29645
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus From a mummy
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Plain weave with along one end embroidered human figures with effect of tapestry. B: two pieces roughly sewed together lengthwise. See 27736. Next period after that of the works of Tiahuanaco. Connection of the styles.

Fragment of cotton plain weave with embroidered human figures. Two selvages present (weft selvages). Warp ends are torn. Color(s): Ground fabric is off-white, embroidered human figures are in green, yellow, brown and red.

Length 57 cm
Width 63 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1054 - Field No SF

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