Band
Textile
29673
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 29673 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I |
Culture Area | Andean |
Section | American |
Materials | Cotton |
Iconography | Cat? | Bird |
Description | kelim. Design: cat? (birds in square) with interlocking scroll border, needle knitting on both ends; red, rose, purple, blue, brown, yellow and white. Small tapestry woven band with a design of interlocking scrolls along the border, two large creatures, and three small white squares with a creature (bird?) inside. Small rectangles of negative space in the tapestry create a brick-like effect around these white squares. Warp ends are needle-knit bound. There is evidence (small ties along the warp direction) that this piece was attached to something else. Color(s): Red, white, blue, yellow and brown. |
Length | 36 cm |
Width | 11 cm |
Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
Other Number | 277 - Field No SF |
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