Textile Fragment
30184
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 30184 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | Narrow tapestry heading; main part bobbin weave in interlocking fish design; additional embroidered pattern in step arrangement of narrow bars, etc Plain weave cloth of undyed cotton with embroidered and tapestry woven edging design. There is a bound edge around the two sides with the design elements. The tapestry woven design is in pink and dark brown and the card states that it is interlocking fish. This runs in a thick band near the edge before forming to a stepped structure near the corner of the cloth. Above the tapestry steps there are interlocking spirals embroidered in step formation. Color(s): white ,dark brown, pink, yellow, brown. |
Length | 20 cm |
Width | 49 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2073 - Field No SF |
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