Textile Fragment

29677B

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29677B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus From a mummy
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Two tapestry sections joined in the middle. Needle-knitted bound edges along the top and sides. Pattern is a zigzag/step design running diagonally with a more diversified border. The other side (verso) is "rough" with yarn ends still very visible. Very similar (if not part of) 29677a. Color(s): Deep intense colors: red, blue, green, brown, pink and yellow.

Length 30 cm
Width 68 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 737 B-C - Field No SF

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