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Fragment
Peruvian, Coastal, Trujillo, Chimu
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably North-Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, painted
Dimensions
26.9 x 52.5 cm (10 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number47.1091
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThin cotton cloth with design painted in dark brownish-red background and light and very dark brown; ground divided into squares by crossing fret bands, squares enclosing a variety of conventionalized human figures wearing elaborate headresses and accompanied by birds, and conventionalized bird forms.
Provenance1941/1942, probably acquired in South America by Roland Terry (b. 1917 - d. 2006), Seattle; 1947, sold by Roland Terry to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)