Poncho

30709

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30709
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Miniature; A tuck all way round. Arm holes in top seam

Square plain weave cotton miniature "poncho". The object is made from a rectangular piece of plain weave textile that was folded and stitched along the warp ends. The length of the poncho is shortened by folding the textile along the center and stitching a dart through the center. One selvedge is left open and the opposite selvedge is stitched together with apertures left open for the arms and head. Color(s): Off-white.

Length 10.5 cm
Width 10.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1774A - Field No SF

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