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Fragment
Peruvian, Coastal, Trujillo, Chimu
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, painted
Dimensions
Height x width: 15 3/4 x 24 13/16 in. (40 x 63 cm)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund
Accession Number47.1085
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionIrregularly shaped fragment of coarse cotton cloth; cream ground with all-over design painted in dark brown, of lozenges enclosing two types of birds and a cat, cat heads and tails on two points of each lozenge.
Provenance1941/1942, probably acquired in South America by Roland Terry (b. 1917 - d. 2006), Seattle; 1947, sold by Roland Terry to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)