Gauze Fragment
29619
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29619 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | With crossed thread overlay with tapestry border and bands. Weft threads tasseled by drawing threads through their loops. Fragment, measurements approximate at the extremes as material has many major losses. Brown crepe-y plain weave base, with embroidered tapestry weave border and tassels. Object has one identifiable seam up the middle of the fragment. Color(s): brown, off-white, red, yellow, and blue. |
| Length | 48 cm |
| Width | 90 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 2301B - Field No SF |
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