Poncho Fragment

29618

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29618
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Frail loose weave with tapestry vertical bands and borders and tapestry human figure medallions with sewed on headdress resembling feather crown.

This textile is a fragment of a poncho. Loose weave with tapestry vertical bands, borders, and half moon medallions added to the crepe/loose weave base. Color(s): Brown, yellow, off-white and red.

Length 64 cm
Width 49 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1224 - Field No SF

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