Headband

29841

From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29841
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Locus From a tomb
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Red. Balanced plainweave, darned patches, 3 selvages present, one edge cut and stitched

Very long red plain weave cloth. Identified on the catalogue card as "head band". Most likely wool. Appears to have two repaired areas in a different colored yarn close to and near the warp end. The torn end has a yellow yarn stitched along the edge. Size is approximate, as it was not unfolded completely during survey, and measured while folded. Color(s): Red.

Length 147 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3215A - Field No SF

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