Pouch

30082

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30082
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 1250-1532 CE
Section American
Materials Wool
Technique Woven
Description

Zoomorphic. Loom patterned strips. Brown, tan, yellow and red. Four headed bird and other stylicized zoomorphic designs. Needle knitted edge; red, blue, yellow and brown

Woven striped pouch (some stripes are loom patterned). Needle-knitted edges along sides and top. Bottom is a fold. Handle is also woven, and not included in the measurements (handle measures 88 x 2cm). Inside pouch are white feathers. Color(s): Brown, yellow, tan, red, blue and black.

Length 19 cm
Width 29.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1716 - Field No SF

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