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Peruvian (Huarmey)
Late Middle Horizon–early Late Intermediate
A.D. 500–1476
Object Place: Peru, Huarmey, North-Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool plain weave with supplementary wefts
Dimensions
Height x width: 4 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (11 x 24 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number24.308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: light brown cotton. Design: conventionalized human figures in vertical stripe between lines of geometric bird heads. The figures are crimson outlined with dark brown, or dark brown outlined with crimson, the costumes and ornaments are bluish green, blue, neutral yellow and lavender.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Mr. Walter Wyman, 44 West 44th Street, New York, New York, June 5, 1924