Cloth

29861

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29861
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Locus From a mummy
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Striped; blue, brown and white loom stripe. Probably of later origin

Rectangular (almost square) plain weave striped cloth. All selvages present. The striping pattern is not consistent and the width of the stripes vary. The middle area has a checkerboard pattern in the center. Plant fibers attached to the end of one corner onto the header cord. Color(s): Blue, brown and white.

Length 52 cm
Width 53 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1226 - Field No SF

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