Headband
29895A
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29895A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Locus | Obtained at Lima |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Fragment. Dark red with small figure in green, yellow, dark and light brown and pink. Divided at ends. Knotted. A fragment of a thin finely woven "headband" with a repeated animal figure design. This fragment is made up of two strips that are knotted together. The background color is dark red and the animals are woven in red, green, and tan yarn. There are a few areas in the design where there is a slit visible between the adjoining colors, possibly indicating a slit tapestry weave. Color(s): red, green, tan, brown. |
Length | 32.5 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 628C - Field No SF |
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