Loin Cloth
Apron (uncertain)
29502
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29502 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton | Wool |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Bird Head |
Description | Loin cloth (or apron) with an embroidered pattern in diamonds with birds head center. Warp fringe. Loin clothes of this shape are worn by the fishers, on going out fishing; the cloth is put on beginning at the back. Patterned band, supplemental floats in orange and brown wool. Warp fringe. Waist band is a separate piece in a warp-faced plain weave stitched to top. Color(s): White cotton, and orange and brown camelid yarns. |
Length | 100 cm |
Width | 46 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 2030 - Field No SF |
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