Poncho Fragment
29985
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29985 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool |
| Description | False tapestry: loom pattern weave with brown and yellow warps of stepped divisions using a common weft, of short loom string. Wefts interlocking at sides. Warp fringe at bottom. Black-yellow. Tapestry weave in a stair-step design. This is a part of a poncho. Arm aperture is evident and along the side seam. Short twists for a fringe at bottom. At the bottom, a bit of the middle seam still exists. Color(s): Brown and tan. |
| Length | 53 cm |
| Width | 67 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 2033B - Field No SF |
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