Cloth Fragments
29779
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29779 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | 35 pieces. In squares, dyed in designs after weaving. Fragments of poncho-like under garment from the double covering of a mummy bale. The upper garment was an exceedingly fine tapestry poncho with heads, etc, in pure Tiahuanaco style; it fell to pieces when removed. 35 fragments make up this textile (though there is a bag of bits). Patchwork construction. Warp fringe. Dyed after weaving. Tie-dyed. Color(s): Blue, green, red, yellow. |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1748 - Field No SF |
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