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Fragment
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably North-Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions
52 x 39 cm (20 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Betty Bartlett McAndrew
Accession Number1986.504
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: cotton, S-spun. Weft: wool, S-spun. Design of diagonal rows of pink, brown, white and gold squares woven in slit tapestry, highly conventionalized animal figure in each square woven in contrasting gold, brown or blue yarns.
ProvenanceBequest of Betty Bartlett McAndrew to MFA, October 22, 1986.