Cloth

31663

From: Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Ajsu
Object Number 31663
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Inca
Provenience Peru | Sun Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton | Wool
Technique Brocade
Description

Large, white, fragmentary and strained with brocaded border

Two finely woven webs joined in center along warp direction. On either warp direction edge, a red brocaded border design (geometric repeat). Appears to be supplementary warp. Color(s): Off-white (undyed) base with red brocaded design along two edges (along warp direction). .

Length 176 cm
Width 168 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2456 - Field No SF

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