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Fragment
Chancay
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Wool and cotton plain weave with supplimentary wefts
Dimensions
39 x 23.2 cm (15 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number69.1079
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment, one side selvedge present. Brown cotton ground, pink, red, yellow, ochre, and black wool brocading yarns. Brocading wefts turn at edges of the motifs. Design of interlocking step frets on a diagonal. Vertical tear near one edge.
Provenance1960s, acquired from a dealer in New York by Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1969, gift of Landon T. Clay to MFA. (Accession Date: September 23, 1969)