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Loincloth end panel
Peruvian, Chancay Period
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool plain weave, slit tapestry with some underfloated wefts, looped fringe
Dimensions
61 x 66 cm (24 x 26 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1977.130
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMade 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.
ProvenanceDecember 4, 1971, anonymous ("various owners") sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 101, to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1977, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 13, 1977)