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Loincloth fragment
Peruvian, Chancay Period
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton slit tapestry weave
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number10.264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWarp: cotton. Weft: wool and cotton. Design: step-sided zig-zag vertical stripes, ornamented with T-shaped, and fret motives, woven with dark reddish brown, white (cotton), olive drab, reddish purple, browninsh black, yellow and deep pink, partly outlined by long slits. Border across bottom with conventionalized human figures between narrow bands of an interlocking, curvilinear fret, woven with same colors. Heavy neutral yellow fringe across bottom.
ProvenanceGift of Denman Waldo Ross to MFA, 1910