Headband

29520

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29520
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

White cotton with ends of black, tan, red, purple and white in tapestry eccentric weft; corners tasseled.

Plain weave white cotton headband with tapestry ends. The header cords have been used to attach tassels at each end of the tapestry section. The tapestry ends have geometric patterns in red, yellow, and brown. The tassels are red, white, yellow, and brown. Color(s): White, red, yellow, grey/brown, and brown.

Length 201 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1730 - Field No SF

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