Textile
Cloth
30954A
From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 30954A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Locus | From a mummy |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Description | Wrapped of a mummy bale This long textile is one web, since both weft selvages can be seen. Only one finished edge (finishing and ending the warp direction) is still visible. Small strings of an unknown material (bast fiber?) are attached in several places, though most are located along the selvages. Color(s): Off-white. |
Length | 173 cm |
Width | 84 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 1180C - Field No SF |
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