Loin Cloth

30243

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30243
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Locus From a mummy
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Patterned. Brown and white; stepped fret pattern. Weave unusual combination of loom and bobbin pattern

Woven cloth with patterning. Floats are visible on both sides. Stepped pattern. Measurement does not include ties. All selvages present (though one edge is "bound"). According to catalogue card, this is a miniature "loin cloth". Color(s): Shades of brown and off-white.

Length 31.5 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1221 - Field No SF

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