Band

Textile

29576

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29576
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Middle band of light poncho. With mythological representation, 2 figures with animal heads making fire. Separate scene: pair of plume-headed pyramids. The panels separated by rows of skulls.

Tapestry band with several "scenes" being depicted with rows of smaller designs and stripes separating these "scenes". Color(s): Red, rose, blue, green, white and yellow.

Length 54.5 cm
Width 12.6 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2013 - Field No SF

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