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Fragment

Probably Peruvian (Central Coast)
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast

Medium/Technique Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions Height x width: 5 1/2 x 2 15/16 in. (14 x 7.5 cm)
Credit Line Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number24.281
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWarp: cotton, 11 to cm. Weft: wool, Design: interlocking saw-tooth motifs terminating in fish or bird heads, woven with pink, pinkish brown, crimson, green, bluish green, yellow and neutral brown wool. Part of the neutral brown wool has rotted away leaving the warp threads exposed.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Mr. Walter Wyman, 44 West 44th Street, New York, New York, June 5, 1924