Forehead Band

29558

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29558
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus from loosened soil
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Loose weave. White with ends white, brown and grey in stepped kelim arrangement but too loose for tapestry

A long rectangular woven band. The catalogue card identifies it as a "forehead band". The ends are woven in a very loose "tapestry weave" and are separated into three tabs. The middle section is a plain weave. Color(s): Gray (blue?), brown, white and tan.

Length 165 cm
Width 24 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 431 - Field No SF

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