Textile Fragment

29780

From: Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29780
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Huari Style
Provenience Peru | Beneath The Temple | Pachacamac
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Cotton
Description

Squares sewed and worked together; figured and dyed after weaving. Very fragmentary, some small fragments.

Fragments of a tie-dyed plain weave cloth that is constructed in a patchwork manner with separately dyed pieces joined together. The measurement refers to the largest piece in the group of 3 in this housing. There are two very small fragments in this same housing. The design is a diagonal line with a circle on either side. Color(s): Blue, green, red and yellow.

Length 56 cm
Width 96 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1162B - Field No SF

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