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Nasca
Early Intermediate Period, Phase 9
about A.D. 500
Object Place: South Coast, Peru
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave ground cloth with embroidery in running stitch; plaited fringe; needle-knit edging
Dimensions
Overall: 54.6 x 20.3cm (21 1/2 x 8in.)
Other (Curatorial): 54.6 x 20.3cm (21 1/2 x 8in.)
Other (Curatorial): 54.6 x 20.3cm (21 1/2 x 8in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.481
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLoosely woven dark brown wool, with design of rectangles embroidered with abstract interlocking birds heads with blue, yellow, and pink wool, braided fringe across bottom, of wool in same colors. Worn, torn, large piece missing.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA from A. V. Harringer, 2124 South Beverly Glen, Los Angeles, California, May 15, 1952.