Forehead Band

29557

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29557
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus from loosened soil
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Loose woven white cotton with colored ends in triangular arrangement. Fringed.

A long rectangular woven band. The catalogue card identifies it as a "forehead band". The ends are woven in a very loose "tapestry weave" and are separated into four tabs with fringe. The middle section is a plain weave. Color(s): Gray and white.

Length 150 cm
Width 21 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 429 - Field No SF

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