Band
| Object Number: | 29523 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Pachacamac (uncertain) La Centinela (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton |
| Iconography: | Zoomorphic? |
| Length: | 215 cm |
| Width: | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 2746B - Field No SF |
Description
White cotton with tapestry ends in zoomorphic (?) pattern, fringe added.
Forehead - main body is plain weave undyed cotton with paired wefts, and ends are tapestry woven and split into two sections. End design is multicolored with interlocking dovetail shapes (zoomorphic?). Each end section has fringe/tassel - a brown camelid and a tan cotton yarn fringe on each end. Color(s): un-dyed, tan, red, green, yellow, brown.
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