Loin Cloth
30417
From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 30417 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | From a mummy |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool |
| Technique | Plain Weave |
| Description | Large rectangular plain weave cotton cloth with an attached folded piece across one warp end. This piece is attached with a running stitch. The ends of the attached piece makes long ties. Along the weft selvage near the ties, the edges are bound in a red, black and brown design. The main section of the piece is constructed out of two webs joined in the center. The catalogue card identifies it as a "loin cloth". Color(s): White, red, yellow and black. |
| Length | 86 cm |
| Width | 53.5 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 1100A - Field No SF |
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