Textile Fragment

29978

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29978
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Black birds on brown ground

Fragment of a tapestry weave that transitions into a plain weave. One seam located in the plain weave section. Design on tapestry weave appears to be black birds on a brown background. Triple warp? Color(s): Black and brown.

Length 14 cm
Width 16 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2072 - Field No SF

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