Cloth

30881A

From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30881A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Locus from a mummy
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Red, washed in ancient times

Appears to be one web as both selvages are visible. Both ends (warp ends) are visible. Lots of added "ties" or strings are added along one of the selvage edges. At one end, there is a subtle repetitive diamond design in a stair-step shape, only visible on one side. Color(s): Off-white.

Length 274 cm
Width 72 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1139C - Field No SF

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