Textile Fragment

29874

From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29874
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Locus From a mummy
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Brown with red border

This very long textile is constructed out of three webs whipstitched together along the long length. Each web measuring between 40 - 43 cm (16 - 17"). One web has a series of red and blue stripes along one edge. Color(s): 2 of the 3 webs are brown plain weave, while the third has a striped edge in red and blue.

Length 299 cm
Width 130 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1180D - Field No SF

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