Poncho Fragment

27585A

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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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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