Loom Bar
29163
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29163 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cane (plant) | Palm Wood | Wood |
| Description | a-e and h are palm wood; f-g wood; i is cane. a-b, c-d, f-g probably are pairs. "i" is probably a loom bar though it might be a heddle; it has cords attached 2 1/2 inches and 3 1/4 inches respectively from the ends. "h" has cord tightly wound for 2 1/2 inches near one end; the free end; the free end is held by being knotted around the stick. Parts of the implements of one mummy. |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 389h - Field No SF |
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