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Fragment
Peruvian
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 1/2 x 13 9/16 in. (19 x 34.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number30.258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: light brown cotton, 7 to cm. Weft: wool and a little cotton. Design: step-sided diamonds woven with crimson, and neutral yellow wool, and white cotton, on a yellow wool ground. Yellow wool fringe sewed on ground. (Note: fringe band may not be original.)
ProvenanceGift of Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, 1930