Textile Fragment
29764
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
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 |
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. |
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 |
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