Cloth Fragment

30511

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30511
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus From the loosened soil
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Very thick, warp threads and weft of raw cotton.

Long fragment. Very thick weft (1cm) made out of raw cotton. Warp threads appear to be cotton but spun. Weft edges are visible, but there aren't warp ends as this is a fragment. Color(s): Off-white.

Length 170 cm
Width 66 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 742N - Field No SF

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