Textile Fragment

30369A

Location: On Display in the Ancient Food & Flavor

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I (uncertain) | Gravefield II (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 30369A
Current Location Ancient Food & Flavor - On Display
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I (uncertain) | Gravefield II (uncertain)
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 200-600 CE
Section American
Materials Cotton
Technique Tapestry Weave
Iconography Fish
Description

With fishes and small birds; bordered by stepped fret design. Loom pattern weave

Small fragment of a tapestry weave (a square panel). Design is a central fish surrounded by small birds and a stepped fret design. Attached to a fabric wrapped support mount. Color(s): Brown, white, and blue.

Length 13.2 cm
Width 10 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 2104A - Field Number

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