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Fragment
Peruvian
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with supplementary wefts
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 1/2 x 12 3/16 in. (16.5 x 31 cm)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number52.1542
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece of pale light brown coarse cotton cloth with warp stripes of pale blue and brown cotton crossed by weft stripes paler blue and brown almost covered by cotton warp. Small angular stages brocaded with black and reddish brown wool in the spaces between the vertical stripes.
ProvenanceFred Stern (dealer), New York; from Stern to Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles; 1952, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $85. (Accession Date: May 15, 1952)