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Peruvian (Nasca)
Probably Middle Horizon
A.D. 500–800
Object Place: Peru, Nasca area, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width (a): 23 5/8 x 13/16 in. (60 x 2 cm)
Height x width (b): 24 7/16 x 13/16 in. (62 x 2 cm)
Height x width (b): 24 7/16 x 13/16 in. (62 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number31.700a-b
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: cotton, 10 or 11 to cm. Weft: wool. Design: crosses and stepped diagonals, etc., woven with dark brown, pink, red, yellow, greenish blue, and cream color.
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)