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Object Number:29533
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Peru
Pachacamac (uncertain)
La Centinela (uncertain)
Culture Area: Andean
Section:American
Materials:Cotton
Iconography:Fish
Length: 100 cm
Width: 9 cm
Credit Line:William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number:2746D - Field No SF

Description

Incomplete. White cotton with tapestry end in three sections; end spread on loom cord. Fish design in brown, russet, red, grey, yellow and white

Part of a forehead band. Main body of textile is plain weave undyed cotton with paired wefts. End design is tapestry woven and split into three sections connected with loom cord. Design is multi-colored with interlocking dovetail shapes. (card says fish design) Color(s): un-dyed, tan, red, green, yellow, brown.

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