Textile Fragment

32348C

From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 32348C
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Technique Embroidered
Description

Originally in four sections but now sewed together; one of these ripped off and exhibited

Fragment of a cotton plain weave with embroidery down the center. The fragment is composed of three webs joined. The embroidery varies slightly from web to web but consists of embroidered stripes and small birds. Along the torn long edge, there is a section that is folded over and "tied". There is a metal pin in the middle also along the long torn edge. Color(s): White, blue and brown.

Length 137 cm
Width 46 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897

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