Poncho Fragment

30024A

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield II

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30024A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield II
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Technique Woven
Description

Half

Appears to be only one half of a poncho. Web is roughly 47 cm wide. Along one side, there is a join (most likely what would have been the under the arm seam). There is a small 4cm x 1cm tan "knitted" element at the top area, where the neck would have been. The stripes are in the warp direction. Color(s): Shades of brown (dark brown, medium reddish brown and tan).

Length 52 cm
Width 52 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2103E - Field No SF

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