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Loincloth end
Peruvian, Chancay Period
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Central Coast, Peru
Medium/Technique
Wool and cotton slit tapestry with wrapped warps and woven fringe
Dimensions
77.2 x 40 cm (30 3/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number10.266
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWarp: 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.
ProvenanceGift of Denman Waldo Ross to MFA, 1910