Textile Fragment
29766
From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29766 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Bobbin Weave | Embroidered |
Description | With an embroidered border of bobbin weave Large plain weave textile with embroidered border of bobbin weave along one edge. Frog design in this section. The piece is constructed out of two very long webs joined in the middle along the warp direction. One web is shorter than the other. Plant fiber ties. Measurement is approximate. Color(s): White plain weave, red, yellow, pink, and green embroidered frogs. |
Length | 270 cm |
Width | 149 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1139D - Field No SF | 789g - Other Number |
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