Poncho Fragment
27585A
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 27585A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Technique | Tapestry Weave | Embroidered |
| Description | A tapestry weave with embroidered edge, weft of gobelin. Fragments of a poncho. Fragment is roughly square. One edge is bound in a repetitive colorful pattern with a zigzag embroidery embellishment. The opposite edge has just a bit of a red section. Color(s): Undyed cotton. Bound border is bound in black, red and off-white. Zigzag is in red and tan (off-white). |
| Length | 27 cm |
| Width | 37 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 949Y - Field No SF |
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