Headband
29556
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29556 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Crudely woven of white (in part unspun) cotton with colored ends arranged in triangles. Woven cloth that is widest at the ends and tapers in toward the center. The main portion of the design appears to be made from undyed cotton, parts of which are unspun. The ends of the cloth consists mostly of interlocking geometric motifs made with three different colors. There are spaces or slits between some of these design elements, make four distinct panels connected to the head cord and the main body of the band. The header cords were left long and not included in the measurement. Color(s): white, light brown, and dark brown. |
Length | 130 cm |
Width | 30 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1726 - Field No SF |
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