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Fragment

Probably Peruvian
Early Late Intermediate Period
A.D. 1000–1200
Object Place: Peru, Probably Central Coast

Medium/Technique Cotton double cloth
Dimensions Height x width: 12 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (31.5 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number24.319
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWarp: light brown, and white cotton. Weft: light brown, and white cotton. Design: formed by contrast of brown and white cloth, highly conventionalized cat-like motifs enclosed in rectangles. Loosely woven cloth, in very poor condition.
ProvenanceMFA purchase from Mr. Walter Wyman, 44 West 44th Street, New York, New York, June 5, 1924