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Fragment
Peruvian
Probably Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (32 x 13 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number24.299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: light brown cotton, 5 to cm. Weft: wool. Design: step-sided crimson lozenges with neutral yellow centers on a lighter yellow ground, the outlines of the lozenges accented by slits. A piece of plain crimson wool, with a little yellow on one end, sewed to one side.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Mr. Walter Wyman, 44 West 44th Street, New York, New York, June 5, 1924