Tapestry piece from Peru
Object No. A9432
Tapestry piece, cotton / wool, by Huari Culture / Chancay Culture, Peru, South America, pre-Columbian, 1000-1400
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Summary
Physical Description
Fragment, textile, tapestry, cotton/wool, natural dyes, [Huari or Chancay culture], Tihuanaco, Peru, South America, 1000-1400 AD (OF). Cotton and wool slit tapestry woven textile fragment in natural dyed browns, ochre, red, white and black. Worked in horizontal bands depicting stylised animals and birds with narrow geometric dividing bands, upper left corner worked in curved geometric bands with stylised birds. (Four different birds with some two headed ones) Small vertical warp slits worked within the bands. (Possibly from a larger garment - this could be part of a sleeve.)
DIMENSIONS
Height
323 mm
Width
260 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
AD
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1983
Acquisition Date
11 October 1983
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