http://collections.mfa.org/collections/objectsrdf/419422;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFTFA.Peruvian Textileshttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/730350/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/727181/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFAppliquéA.D. 1000–1476Cotton single interlock, dovetailed, and slit tapestryFish (probably ornament cut from garment or hanging). Warp: light brown cotton, 10 to cm. Weft: cotton. Design: a conventionalized angular fish with greenish yellow, bluish green and three shades of reddish brown. The backbone is woven with cream white, and in the lower part of the fish five small fishes are visible.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/66409;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1482858/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFBagA.D. 1000–1476Cotton plain weave double clothDouble cloth woven of brown and white cotton, design made up of rectangular areas of all--over patterns including zig-zag, wave, interlocking birds, and animal head designs, birds in lozenge frame, human heads in rows, small animals in diagonal bands.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/100220;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1492124/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFCap with human-hair braidsAD 500-900Camelid fiber, human hair, plant material; looping, oblique interlacing, wrappingCap with human-hair braids. A wig-like headgear consisting of a cap of natural brown camelid yarn worked in looping, from which falls a series of long human-hair braids (oblique interlacing), the lower 10 inches of which are wrapped with dyed camelid yarns to form a pattern of stepped triangles. Uncut loops of red camelid-fiber yarn secured in the end of each braid form a fringe along the lower edge of the "wig." At the point where the first and last braid join the cap edge are the remains of chin ties. Yellow yarn twining the braids in sequence, the 1 1/4 inch band of red along the top of the patterned area, and small sections of the wrapping appear to be recent repairs/additions. Camelid fiber, human hair, plant material; looping, oblique interlacing, wrapping.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/127835;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/885179/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFCarpet17th century or laterCotton and wool interlocked tapestry with eccentric weftsRed ground with yellow latticework in field and three medallions. The center medallion contains a basket of fruit, the others contain urns; all three surrounded by birds, lions and wreath. Border of stylized scrolling vines with birds and rodent-like creatures.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/37387;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965101/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFCoverlate 17th to early 18th centuryWool, silk, cotton, and linen interlocked and dovetailed tapestryTapestry-woven cover with design of Chinese-influenced motifs: large fantastic birds, animals, and flowers, woven with yellow, green, blue, violet, white and pink wool, with a little silk, on a crimson wool ground. Three borders with designs similar to main field.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/68440;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/584858/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFCover18th century or laterCotton and wool interlocked tapestry with eccetric weftsCotton warp, wool weft. Red ground with vases of flowers in field, with central unidentified coat of arms around which are four Biblical vignettes, each with inscription: "ISAAC," "ABEL," "SANSON," "TOVIAS." Four concentric floral bands form border. Wefts missing in many areas, especially along top border.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/123654;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/808322/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFFeatherwork tunic frontA.D. 400–800Cotton plain weave ( 2 pieces stitched together vertically), embroidered with feathersFront of a sleeveless tunic. Rows of natural colored feathers - blue, orange, yellow, white, black - knotted on cotton cords which are couched down on a plain weave cotton foundation fabric. Pattern shows two anthropomorphic figures, a row of heads and a band of stepped squares. The base of the tunic is made of two piece of plain weave stitched together vertically.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36613;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/730284/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFFigural sculptureA.D. 1000–1476Cotton and wool slit tapestry (face), plain weave (dress), wrapping over reeds (limbs), alpaca fiber for wefts and hair.Female figure with tapestry woven textile head with face divided into three parts with stepped borders between beige, light brown, and red areas with black and white features. The hair is composed of dark brown looped wool (camelid) threads. The body is made from bundled reeds wrapped with cotton and wool threads. The light brown tunic is cotton plain weave and is thought to represent the ordinary, daily wear of women of period. The articulated feet and hands are made from reeds wrapped in red wool (camelid) threads.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/73513;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1656966/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFFour-cornered hatA.D. 700–900Knotted cotton ground with wool [camelid] pileFour-sided hat with four points. Four rectangles containing composite bird-camelid figures each side. Cotton net with polychrome (green, blue, red, white) wool pile.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36615;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965114/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFFragments of a hangingabout A.D. 200Wool plain weave with discontinuous warps and weftsElaborate arrangement of men with feline faces, snake appendages, etc.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/437791;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1482860/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFHangingA.D. 1000–1476Cotton plain weave panels sewn together, tie-dyed and paintedHanging made up of three loom widths sewn together. Fine yarns loosely woven in plain weave. Main design painted in thick black lines on a red-brown ground. Design shows square panels, four lengthwise and two and a half on the width. Within each panel is a comosite creature with a fish-like body and tail, human head, and four serpent-like appendages, and other small animals. Tie dyed circles used as fillers in animals and borders.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/123123;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/727396/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFHead tie with pendantsabout A.D. 300 (?)Wool, double oblique intertwined sprang with cross looping (pendants); warp-faced double cloth (cord)Design: yellow conventionalized animals on a red ground. The bell-shaped ornaments have been woven with yellow and neutral yellow wool, forming a double cloth.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/66711;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/766285/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFLoincloth endA.D. 1000–1476Wool and cotton slit tapestry with wrapped warps and woven fringeWarp: cotton. Weft: wool and cotton, 16-28 per cm. Design: conventionalized birds closely covering surface, alternate rows, horizontally, face in opposite directions. Birds woven with deep pink, two shades of blue, olive drab, dark green, dark purple, and white (cotton) on yellow ground. Across the bottom band of deep pink, with conventionalized animals (monkeys) in same colors, edged with yellow tab fringe.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36609;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/585259/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFLoincloth end panelA.D. 1000–1476Cotton and wool plain weave, slit tapestry with some underfloated wefts, looped fringeMade in three sections: white cotton scarf; wool tapestry border depicting birds, birds eating fish, strripes; yellow frings. Colors are yellow, brown, red, white, pink, red.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/125018;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/961813/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFMan's poncho100 B.C.–0Camelid plain weave, embroideredRectangular collar (esclavina) Ground: dark blue camelid. Design: narrow band bordering rectangle, and the two sides of slit for head, decorated with angular double-headed birds, each enclosing a similar bird in reversed position, within which is another double-headed bird, in the same position as the first. The ground of the border is made up of blocks worked with yellow, red, dark green and neutral violet camelid fiber. The same colors appear in the birds and in the short fringe which edges the piece.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36606;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1115962/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFMantleAD 1-100Camelid fiber plain weave embroidered with camelid fiber in stem-stitchDesign: rows of shaman figures with heads thrown back, worked solidly with wool. The colors are yellowish green, dark and light blue, yellow, orange and pink. A border edging the sides, but not quite meeting at ends bears similar figures, the ground worked solidly in green.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36603;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/698395/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFMantleA.D. 100–200Wool plain weave with stem-stitch embroidery; fringeGround: deep violet woolen cloth. Design: oblong rectangles containing composite figures, arranged checker board fashion, worked almost solidly in crewel stitch with wool. The ground of the embroidered rectangles is golden brown, the figures reddish violet, pink, green, dark blue, light blue, yellow, brown and white.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36604;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1132800/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFMantle0–A.D. 100Camelid plain weave with stem-stitch embroidery; fringeLinear-style mantle with border of oculate beings: stylized cats, faces, snakes; field with similar motifs in smaller format of paired bands alternating with bands of solid blue. Red, yellow, blue, green camelid yarns embroidered on camelid fiber.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36605;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965121/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFMantleA.D. 700–900Wool [camelid] plain weave with discontinuous warps and wefts, disassembled, tie-dyed, and reassembledPaired step-block units create squares in following color combinations; light blue/brown, yellow/dark blue, green/red. Tie-dye designs of diamonds and striped in natural, red, yellow. Selvedges and fringe intact.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36608;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965122/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFMantle or shroudabout A.D. 1550Wool and cotton interlocked tapestry with overstitched edgingCameloid wool, two joined tapestry woven pieces, 1824 evenly spaced geometric motifs called t'ocapu.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/127000;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/797844/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFPair of miniature shoesA.D. 1000–1476Wool, cotton tapestry, plain weave (lining); appliqué metal plaques; metal solesRed wool weft and white cotton warp weaving with metal (silver, copper, lead, arsenic content) plates and soles.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/123750;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1203850/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFPanelA.D. 500–700Camelid fiber and cotton tapestry weave (predominately interlocking)Panel of tapestry weave made up of five contiguous panels. Four wide taps, woven of a piece with the main body, probably using a scaffolding system, extend from the bottom edge. Five standard-bearing figures with painted faces and bared teeth alternate with winged felines (?), each with a serpent on its head and a trophy head on its wing. Figures are in two registers, the top facing left, the bottom right. Two trophy heads appear on each tab. Cotton warp and camelid weft; interlocking tapestry except for diagonals; vertical direction of figures coincident with the direction of warp; loom cord present at top; edges overcast.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/127860;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/842594/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFTextile fragmentA.D. 1000–1476Plain weave double clothDesign of conventionalized felines and birds.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/46145;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1223650/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFTunic1476–1534Wool interlocked tapestry; cross-knit loop-stitch embroidery (over hem); figure-8-stitch embroidery (over side seams); running-stitch embroidery (above hem)Complete wool poncho woven in tapestry technique; checkerboard design of black and white squares with deep stepped yoke of dark red; edges finished with embroidery in red, yellow, and black wool.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36614;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1492311/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFTunicA.D. 1000–1476Cotton plain weave with spaced warps and wefts, tie-dyed; interlocked tapestry with welt loop fringe (sleeves); slit tapestry, plain weave with warp substitution, and complementary warp weave (lower borders)Cotton cloth with warp and weft threads drawn out leaving small rectangles, which were tied with a resist, the whole then dyed brown, leaving small light discs each with a brown spot in center. The rectangles are whipped round, and warp and weft threads in spaces between bound into groups, with twisted cotton thread. The arm holes edged with yellow and light brown wool tapestry with twisted weft fringe. Along bottom band of pink wool tapestry and band of fringed yellow tapestry sewed around bottom. Seams covered by woven braid of blue and brown cotton.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/73547;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/698485/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFTunic or ponchoA.D. 1000–1476Wool (camelid) and cotton slit and dovetailed tapestrySmall poncho, ground divided into checkerboard of plain bright yellow rectangles and black rectangles in design of highly conventionalized small-scale bird motifs, alternately bright yellow and bright pinkish-red; borders on two long sides of scrolls of conventionalized birds in two shades of bright pinkish-red, flanked by narrow brown, yellow, and red stripes. Cotton warps, wool wefts.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/36611;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/730350/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AFWeaver's workbasket and implementsA.D. 1000–1476Basket: plaited totora reeds split over canes; contents: wood, camelid fiber, cotton, ceramic, camelid or deer bone, chalkBasket contains 154 wooden spindles, picks, shed sticks, and bobbins (some wound with camelid fiber and some with cotton,\, /, /\); large skein of cotton plied with unidentified vegetal fiber; 16 loose painted wooden spindle whorls; unspun camelid fiber; ceramic dish; camelid or deer bone pick; spine needle; two pieces of chalk.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/73546;jsessionid=D15A5517B331C794CC811802B1C595AF