Poncho
30908
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, West Part
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 30908 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, West Part |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | From a mummy |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Miniature, geometric; Arm holes in top seam Cotton plain weave miniature "poncho". The poncho is made from a length of cotton cloth that is folded and stitched together at the warp ends. One of the weft selvedges is left open while the opposite side is stitched closed, leaving three apertures open. Part-way down the poncho from the apertures is a seam where the textile was folded and stitched with the fold facing the interior. Color(s): Off-white. |
| Length | 17.5 cm |
| Width | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1110F - Field No SF |
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