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Panel of cotton
Peruvian
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 900–1476
Object Place: North Central Coast, Peru
Medium/Technique
Embroidered cotton
Dimensions
37 x 288 cm (14 9/16 x 113 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1977.128
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionReddish brown cotton plain weave embroidered with red, yellow, black, white wool yarns in five parallel rows of repeating conventionalized figure holding staff. Excellent condition: one narrow end cut.
Provenance1972, Arts of the Four Quarters, Ltd., New York; April 8, 1972, Arts of the Four Quarters sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 137, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1977, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 13, 1977)