Forehead Band

29536

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29536
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus From loosened soil
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

White cotton with tapestry ends (one lacking). Black and red triangles. Fringed.

A long rectangular woven band. The catalogue card identifies it as a "forehead band". The end is woven in a tapestry weave is separated into two tabs. The middle section is a plain weave. The other end is most likely missing, since the end is torn. Color(s): White, red and gray.

Length 145 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 922T - Field No SF

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