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Border fragment
Peruvian, Chancay Period
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 14 3/16 x 17 11/16 in. (36 x 45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Ross' Class in Pure Design and Representation
Accession Number10.262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: cotton. Weft: wool and cotton, between 26 and 36 to cm. Design: horizontal bands of conventionalized ornament woven with crimson, olive drab, pink, brownish black and white (cotton) on neutral brownish yellow ground, central band bears six highly conventionalized bird motives; above and below narrower bands with fret design. Slits, some double, used in outlining design. Crimson fringe.
ProvenanceGift of Dr. Denman Waldo Ross's Class in Pure Design and Representation to MFA, 1910