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Fragment
Peruvian
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 1/16 x 7 11/16 in. (18 x 19.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.254
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: dark brown cotton, 7 to cm. Weft: wool and a little cotton. Design: conventionalized animals and birds woven with pink, and neutral yellow wool and a little white cotton, on a yellow wool ground. Across the bottom of the sleeve, a band of interlocking frets woven with yellow, and pink wool, and white and light neutral cotton. Edged with a short yellow fringe.
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930