Crepe
Cloth Fragment
32350
From: Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 32350 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Northwest of the Town | Pachacamac |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Crepe |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Bird |
Description | Brown with red and yellow eyes on white cloth, simple weave with two warp threads picked at a time. Bird motif Fragment of a crepe textile (paired warps) with embroidered birds. Birds are in brown with yellow and red yellow eyes. There are two seams present. Along one end is a double layer. A light brown cotton plain weave is attached to the underside of the crepe. Color(s): White, brown, yellow and red. |
Length | 55 cm |
Width | 52 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2898D - Field No SF |
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