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Appliqué
Rimac
Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, Central Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton single interlock, dovetailed, and slit tapestry
Dimensions
17.7 x 49 cm (6 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number31.710
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
DescriptionFish (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.
Provenance1931, sold by Guillermo R. Schmidt-Pizarro (b. about 1881 - d. about 1960), Anglo-South American Trust Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 3, 1931)