Textile Fragment

29921

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29921
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Kelim tapestry; polychrome lozenge figures with central diamond

Fragment that contains both a plain weave section and a tapestry weave section. The tapestry section has a lozenge shape design with a central diamond in middle and a zigzag design. A bound edge is present. Color(s): Plain weave element is white. Tapestry element is green, brown, white, tan and red.

Length 19 cm
Width 18.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2072 - Field No SF

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