Poncho Fragment
29984A
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29984A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Red, black and yellow. Woven with greater number of warps and of length varying according to design: the warp ends of intercalated colors turning back upon themselves. Plain weft simulating tapestry. The vertical edges of the stepped pattern finished as in tapestry. Interlocking warp. One half of a poncho. Arm aperture along side. Selvages still exist of web, so width can be determined. Side seam visible. Color(s): Red, black and yellows. |
| Length | 58 cm |
| Width | 48 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1742 A - Field No SF |
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