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Poncho fragment
Peruvian (Nasca)
Early Intermediate, Phase 1
0–A.D. 100
Object Place: Peru, Nasca area, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool plain weave with stem-stitch embroidery
Dimensions
Height x width: 26 3/4 x 18 1/2 in. (68 x 47 cm)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number31.699
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBorder cut from a rectangular collar (esclavina). Ground: a little deep yellow cotton remains, to which are sewed scraps of dark green cotton. Design: worked with wool, snakes twisted in pairs, eating small animals, with other animals framed by the twisting snakes. The ground of the border is deep pink, the other colors are dark blue, green, yellow and cream white. Edged with a short wool fringe of the same colors.
Provenance1931, sold by Guillermo R. Schmidt-Pizarro (b. about 1881 - d. about 1960), Anglo-South American Trust Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 3, 1931)