Headband

29514

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29514
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton | Wool
Description

With Tapestry Ends

Plain weave cotton forehead band with paired warps and wefts and ends made with slit tapestry weave in multi-colored wool threads. Selvages present. The tapestry design on one end is 12.5cm long and features a dovetail motif. The other end is 9cm long with a geometric motif of triangles, diamonds, and rectangles. Color(s): white/undyed, brown, blue,yellow,black, and red.

Length 122 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2081 - Field No SF

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