Cloth

Textile

30479

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30479
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Rectangular plain weave cloth. Finely woven. All selvages are present. Header cords/ties are present in two corners. Measurements do not include the header cords/ties. Dark brown and red yarns are woven into the cloth in a few areas, creating linear and circular designs. It is possible that the dark brown yarns used to create the designs are made from hair. Color(s): Light brown, dark brown, red.

Length 27.5 cm
Width 18.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1775H - Field No SF

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