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Border fragment
Peruvian
Early Horizon
700–0 B.C.
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Camelid fibers; double-cloth
Dimensions
44.5 x 8.9 cm (17 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Judith and Clifford Frondel
Accession Number2001.196
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNarrow band of dark brown and gold doublecloth patterned with repeating supernatural felines; side view of the body and frontal view of the head.
ProvenanceProbably between 1943 and 1946, acquired in Peru by Bernhard Kummel (b. 1919 - d. 1980), Cambridge, MA; sold by Kummel to Clifford and Judy Frondel, Belmont, MA; 2001, gift of Clifford and Judy Frondel to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 21, 2001)