Pouch

30076

Location: On Display in the Ancient Food & Flavor

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30076
Current Location Ancient Food & Flavor - On Display
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 200-600 CE
Section American
Materials Cotton | Plant Fiber
Technique Woven
Description

Brocaded blue? tan on white? design on braod sections birds in diamonds, two interlocking cats heads, 3 and 4 geometric designs developed from latter

A rectangular plain weave pouch with a brocaded animal motif in blue and brown. The pouch folded perpendicular to the warp direction and is stitched along one of the weft selvedges and along the warp ends. Color(s): Brown, white, and blue.

Length 25.5 cm
Width 20.5 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2050 - Field Number

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