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Fragment of a band
Probably Peruvian
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably North Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool plain weave, slit tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 15 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (38.5 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number24.292
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: white cotton, running from cotton cloth. 6 to cm. Weft: wool. Design: conventionalized angular human figures woven with blue, yellow, brown green, and neutral violet wool, on a pinkish violet ground. At one end the tapestry is divided in two separate tabs with knotted ends with reddish wool tassel on one.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Mr. Walter Wyman, 44 West 44th Street, New York, New York, June 5, 1924