Textile Fragment
| Object Number: | 29764 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Pachacamac Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Locus: | From a mummy |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Technique: | Embroidered |
| Length: | 15 cm |
| Width: | 22 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 370F - Field No SF |
Description
Brown cloth embroidered in black; interlocking bird heads. part of a loin cloth. Double face weave.
Small fragment. Plain weave ground fabric with supplemental weft elements (embroidery) in black. One weft selvage and one warp end still exist. Color(s): White (ground fabric) with dark brown embroidery.
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