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Sleeve fragment
Peruvian, Chancay Period
Late Intermediate Period or Late Horizon
A.D. 1000–1540
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool slit tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 17 cm (17 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward W. Hooper
Accession Number78.93
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDesign: lower part of sleeve edged with looped fringe of yellow wool, above this plain and figured stripes (interlocking frets) woven with crimson, pink, and several shades of neutral yellow, and dark brown wool, and white and dark brown wool, and white and dark brown cotton. Almost all the brown cotton has rotted away. Upper part of sleeve large interlocking fret design formed by small rectangles, some enclosing small conventionalized birds and animals, some divided diagonally into triangles, woven with several shades of neutral yellow, crimson, lavender, and very dark brown wool. Ragged at the top.
ProvenanceGift of Edward W. Hooper to MFA, 1878