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Mantle or shroud

Peruvian
Late Inka to early colonial period
about A.D. 1550
Object Place: Neo-Inca, Peru

Medium/Technique Wool and cotton interlocked tapestry with overstitched edging
Dimensions 119 x 171 cm (46 7/8 x 67 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number1988.325
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionCameloid wool, two joined tapestry woven pieces, 1824 evenly spaced geometric motifs called t'ocapu.
Provenance1988, sold by Martin and Ullman Artweave Textile Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 15, 1988)