Textile Fragment
32348C
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
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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