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Fragment
Paracas
Early Intermediate Period, Phase 2
A.D. 100–200
Object Place: Peru, South Coast
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave with stem-stitch embroidery
Dimensions
6.4 x 13.6 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1977.134b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPolychrome wool embroidered figure elaborate headdress, snake appendages, etc., mounted on new cotton fabric.
ProvenanceMarch 2, 1970, sold by Arts of the Four Quarters, Ltd., New York, to Charlotte Thomson for Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1977, gift of Landon T. Clay to MFA. (Accession Date: April 13, 1977)