Forehead Band

29532

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29532
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus from loosened soil
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

incomplete. Soft white cotton with tapestry ends in three tabs.

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 three tabs. The middle section is a plain weave. The other end is most likely missing, since the end is torn. Color(s): White, red, brown, and yellow.

Length 154 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 922B - Field No SF

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